A stock of over 902 kilograms of dried turmeric was seized at Thalvupadu
beach in Mannar, Navy said.
Navy said the turmeric was found in a suspicious dinghy arrived at the
Thalvupadu beach. The turmeric that was found wet had been stuffed in 19
gunny sacks believed to have smuggled from India.
Two persons, residents of Pudukuduirippu and Mannar have been
apprehended and handed over to Mannar Medical Officer of Health for
quarantine.
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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