The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday turned down a request made by the police to issue an order to prevent a protest march in Colombo, organized by the Inter University Student Federation (IUSF).
The IUSF is to conduct a protest march today, at the culmination of its march from Kandy to Colombo. The march in Colombo is to begin from in front of the Fort Railway Station.
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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