Two 15-year old students are reported to have drowned in the Iratta Periyakulam reservoir, Vavuniya at around 12:35 pm today (Jan 15).
Police said that six students including the victims were seated on the bund of the reservoir when one student had accidentally slipped into the water. In a bid to save the drowning child three other students had jumped into the water following which they too had begun drowning.
However, area residents managed to save two children while one succumbed to death.
The rescued students are currently receiving treatement at the Vavuniya hospital.
The remains of the victims lie at the Vavuniya hospital.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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