A ceremony to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (Oct 1).
President Maithripala Sirisena and Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu offered floral tributes to a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi.
"Gandhi had a deep connection with Sri Lanka which is highlighted by his extensive travels all over the Island in 1927," the Indian High Commission said in a statement.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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