All departments for second-year students of the Engineering Faculty of the Peradeniya University have been closed down temporarily due to a ragging incident, a spokesman for the university said.
The move came as university authorities tightened measures to prevent ragging in universities.
It is learnt that first-year students were being ragged by second-year Engineering Faculty students, who have now been banned from entering the university by Peradeniya University VC Prof. Upul B. Dissanayake.
The help of the State Intelligence Service has also been sought to prevent ragging.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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