Ward Place has been temporarily closed off for traffic due to a protest by non-academic staff opposite the University Grants Commission.
The protest is taking place based on salary anomalies in line with their two-day token strike which entered its second day today.
University Trade Union Joint Committee Media Secretary K.L. Richmond said that non-academic staffers from all state universities are taking part in the protest.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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