A baby elephant illegally held by Ven Uduwe Dhammaloka thera was today taken into the custody of the Wildlife Department, officials said
The elephants were taken into custody at Alanmethiniyaramaya temple, at Polhengoda, Narahenpita.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Gamini Dissanayaka along with seven other policemen supported the team which carried out the raid.
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Wasantha Senanayaka who ordered the raid also accompanied the officials who were involved in the raid. The subject of Wildlife now comes under the Tourism Ministry.
Mr Senanayaka told Timesonline that they believe that over 100 other elephants are being held illegally without valid licenses.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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