A bus carrying 23 COVID positive persons from Maradana to Welikanda treatment centre in Polonnaruwa has collided with another bus, injuring both the drivers.
The head on collision has taken place in Namalgama area on the Polonnaruwa-Batticoloa main road.
Both the injured have been admitted to hospital, while the COVID positive persons have been taken to the treatment centre.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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