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Hairdresser who threatened police at Delkanda, surrenders

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An individual named Amesh Ruwantha Vidanagamage who threatened and obstructed the duties of two traffic police officers at Delkanda Junction in Nugegoda had surrendered to the Mirihana Police yesterday (08).

The suspect is a dancer who also works as a hairdresser at a salon operated together with his wife at Navinna Junction, Maharagama.

Investigations have revealed that the suspect, who is a resident of Lunuvilawatte in Galle, is temporarily residing at Nallawatta Road in Maharagama.

The suspect obstructed the police officers of the traffic division by lashing out at them.

The officers have informed their higher officials in this regard.

Accordingly, the police launched an extensive operation to arrest the suspect but they were not able to arrest him until he surrendered to the Mirihana Police.

However, the police have inspected the house where he was temporarily staying, the salon and the house in Galle as well to arrest him.

After finding his mobile number, the police were able to locate him in Anuradhapura.

Accordingly, an operation has been launched to arrest him in Anuradhapura.

It has been revealed that he had gone to Anuradhapura to take part in a dancing performance and had left for Colombo at that time.

He had returned to Colombo on Wednesday night (07) and surrendered to the police yesterday (08) crying and asking for forgiveness from the police officers.

Dinamina newspaper reported that he had cried in front of the police officers and said that he had a conflict with his wife prior to engaging with the police.

He had lashed out at the police officers due to high emotions experienced during the fight with his wife.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced in the Nugegoda Court today (09).  

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University non-academic staff to launch indefinite strike

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Non-academic staff members of all state universities have also commenced an indefinite strike from noon today (May 02).

Secretary of the non-academic staffers’ union said the authorities have failed to heed their demands despite being briefed about their issues on multiple occasions.

Meanwhile, the Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers launched a two-day token strike on Thursday (02) by reporting sick.

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Drugs haul linked to ‘Dubai Kapila’, seized

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Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have recovered a stock of drugs allegedly belonging to an underworld figure, during a raid carried out near the Sri Jayewardenepura University, Nugegoda.

Accordingly, the seized drugs include 13 kg of heroin, 06 kg of hash and 0.5 kg of cocaine while Rs. 1.5 million in cash was also taken into custody during the special raid.

According to the STF, the seized stock of drugs allegedly belongs to the underworld figure known as “Dubai Kapila”.

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‘CEB saving Rs. 80 Mn. daily after Uma Oya project opening’

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Director of the Uma Oya Multi Purpose Development Project – D.C.S. Alakanda has said that the Ceylon Electricity Board is saving around Rs. 80 million per day following the opening of the project.

Electricity generation through this is more effective than other sources of generation and the project has helped the CEB save approximately Rs. 1.5 billion within operations carried out for a month, he has added.

The project was jointly inaugurated by visiting Iranian President – Dr. Ebrahim Raisi & Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on April 24.

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