Western Province and Central Province emerged champions in Men and Women categories respectively at the Chess Tournaments of the 42nd National Sports Festival, which concluded at the Sports Ministry premises in Torrington on Saturday (10).
Central Province emerged runners-up in the Men's category ahead of Southern Province while Western Province secured the runner-up position in Women's with North Western Province finishing off at third.
Chandana Wijekoon representing Western Province was adjudged the best player in the Men's category while Dinukshi Premanath of Central Province was named the best Women's player.
Eastern and Uva provinces did not take part in the tournament, making the tournament a battle among seven provinces.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
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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