Four Indian fishermen have been rescued after their trawler had capsized in the seas off Kachchativu, Jaffna, due to rough seas yesterday (Aug 01), Navy said.
The fishermen had been rescued by officers attached to the Northern Naval Command before being handed over to the Jaffna Fisheries Inspector for further action.
According to the Navy, steps had also been taken to provide food and water to the rescued persons who have been identified as those between the ages of 37 and 60.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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