Naval personnel arrested seven local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in two separate incidents. Accordingly, naval troops attached to SLNS Buwaneka in Nachchikuda belonging to the North Central Naval Command, arrested 5 persons engaged in illegal fishing in the sea area west of Illuppukadawai and Vedithalativu yesterday.
Along with the suspects a dinghy, a canoe, 4 banned nets, a GPS unit, 75 galvanized pipes used for fishing and 40 kg of crab were also taken into custody. The arrested persons and belongings were handed over to the Inspectorate of Fisheries in Mannar for further investigations.
Further, two more persons engaged in illegal fishing activities using a banned fishing net in the seas off Navathkuda on 24th April 2016, were apprehended by the naval personnel attached to Naval Sub Unit in Batticaloa Fort of Eastern Naval Command. The arrested persons along with the items were handed over to the Police in Batticaloa for onward legal action.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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