Two sisters from a family died in a fatal road accident today when their motorbike collided with a pick-up truck in Parappankandal road, Mannar, Police said. Both were pronounced to be dead at the admission to the hospital.
The victims were identified as Santhiyoku Linda (40) and her sister Santhiyoku Terency (25), an employee of the Postal department. When the curfew was lifted today, the sisters went out to hospital to see the newborn baby of their younger sister and were returning home after purchasing some goods in the nearby market.
Police arrested the driver of the pick--up vehicle and further investigations are underway.
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.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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