Holy Family Convent (HFC) Kurunegala won a double while Visakha Vidyalaya won a title at the 25th Schools Netball Championships played for the Milo Trophies at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara.
HFC retained the Under-18 and Under-14 championships in Group 'A' continuing their winning streak for nine years on the run while Visakha won the Under-16 title.
HFC defeated Ananda Balika Vidyalaya Colombo by 28-16 in the Under-18 final while Visakha, a rising unit in schools netball, beat Maliyadeva Girls School Kurunegala by 27-15 to win the third place.
To take the Under-16 championship, Visakha dominated over Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya by 18-8 as Maliyadewa GS edged out Ladies College Colombo by 18-17 in a thrilling finish to end up third overall.
HFC didn't have it easy against St. Bridget’s Convent Colombo as the Familians edged out 18-17 in the Under-14 final as Musaeus College got the better of Gothami Balika Vidyalaya by 14-9 for the third place.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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