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16-year-old girl allegedly raped by 22 schoolboys

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Police began probe on a case where a 16- year- old girl in Thanamalwila had been raped by 22 schoolboys.

Statements were recorded from some of the suspects and parents according to police.

The victim has informed police that she was forced to take liquor before she was gang raped during preliminary investigations. She stated that she had been in love with a schoolboy of the same school she was attending.

She was taken to her lover’s house and gang- raped with several other schoolboys after forcing her to take liquor.they had blackmailed her by showing a video recording of the incident and raped her at times by the schoolboy with whom she had been in love and by 21 others of her school for more than a year.

A 16-year-old schoolgirl in Buttala has delivered a child at Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Buttala Police conducting investigations said she was a Grade Eleven student of a school in the area who had been in love with a 19-year-old.

Her parents, realizing the girl was pregnant, had sent her to her grandmother’s house in Ragama.

However, when she delivered the child, the hospital authorities had informed Buttala Police who initiated investigations and arrested the young man.

The suspect was to be produced before Wellawaya Police yesterday. OIC Buttala Police W.M.J. Bandara is conducting further investigations.

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A few showers expected today

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A few showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 01), the Department of Meteorology.

Fairly strong winds of about 30-40kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the central hills and in the Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public has been requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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Fuel prices upped

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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today (June 30).

The price of Petrol 92 Octane has been increased by Rs. 12 to Rs. 305 per litre, while the price of Kerosene has been increased by Rs. 07 to Rs. 185 per litre. The price of Auto Diesel has also been increased by Rs. 15, bringing it to Rs. 289 per litre.

However, the prices of Petrol 95 Octane and Super Diesel remain unchanged, according to Ceypetco.

The new fuel prices are as follows:

• Petrol Octane 92 – Rs. 305 (increased by Rs. 12)
• Auto Diesel – Rs. 289 (increased by Rs. 15)
• Kerosene – Rs. 185 (increased by Rs. 7)
• Petrol Octane 95 – Rs. 341 (not revised)
• Super Diesel – Rs. 325 (not revised)

Meanwhile, Lanka IOC has also revised retail fuel prices to match Ceypetco prices.

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Ex-minister Gamini Lokuge passes away

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Former Minister and veteran politician Gamini Lokuge has passed away today (June 30) at the age of 82.

Commencing his political career in 1960 as a member of the United National Party, his first successful national-level campaign came in 1983, when he was elected by a clear majority to represent the Kesbewa District.

He served as Minister of Tourism during the UNP-led governments in 1989 and 2002. In 2006, following personal disagreements with then UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, he crossed over to the government of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

In January 2007, Lokuge was appointed Minister of Sports and Public Recreation. He was re-elected to Parliament in both 2010 and 2015.

On 27 November 2019, he was appointed State Minister for Urban Development, and on 12 August 2020, he assumed duties as the Cabinet Minister of Transport.

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