The Government has decided to suspend religious pilgrimages to Dambadiva, India as a precaution to prevent Coronavirus entering the Sri Lanka, a Health Ministry official said.
He said that the suspension comes into effect immediately.
The move came as the government decided to direct all passengers coming from South Korea, Iran and Italy to two quarantine centres in the Eastern province.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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