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Liquor bottles up for auction at temple!

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Two bottles of beer and a bottle of liquor have been placed for auction during a fair and a singing concert held at a temple situated between Kekirawa and Madatugama in Anuradhapura.

The two bottles of beer were auctioned for Rs.2,800 before the flower basket (Kusum Baduna) was put up for auction.

The auction was organised by a group of youth organizers and a resident monk of the temple who works as a teacher at a main school in the city.

The beer bottles have been auctioned discreetly. Afterwards, the organisers have auctioned the flower basket and then have placed a bottle of liquor up for auction in the hope of higher income.

When the auction price has increased to Rs.5,800, the bottle of liquor has been taken out of a bag.

A young police officer, who was an invited guest, had requested to remove the bottle from the auction, resulting in a tense situation.

As a result, the police officer has been assaulted by the resident monk who is a teacher.

Once the police officer has pointed out to the monks that the auctioning of alcohol at a temple was immorale and against the religion, the bottle of liquor has been removed from the auction.

The villagers are criticising the behaviour of the monk while the organizers said that they have incurred a loss of Rs.100,000 as they have failed to auction the bottle of liquor.

Source – Aruna

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.

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Three injured in Kosgama shooting, including 12-year-old girl

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Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting incident at Suduwella, Kosgama, early this morning (6), police said.

They said the victims were travelling in a three-wheeler when two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire using a pistol-type weapon.

The injured include a 30-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter, both residents of Avissawella, as well as a 44-year-old man.

All three have been admitted to Avissawella Hospital for treatment.

Police said the motive for the attack and the identities of the suspects have not yet been established.

Kosgama Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.

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