People living in the Talawakale Divisional Secretariat Division are facing a severe drinking water shortage due to the prevailing dry weather conditions. They are forced to walk more than 3km to fetch water before they go to pluck tea in the estates. They are appealing to authorities to supply them with pipe-borne water to overcome the shortage.
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Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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