U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

A train traveling from Aluthgama to Abepussa has suffered a mechanical failure near the Meerigama railway station, railway officials said.

As a result, train operations on the main railway line have been disrupted.

Police have arrested several individuals over the separate shooting incidents that recently took place in Kandana and Ragama.

Accordingly,  02 individuals have been arrested in relation to a shooting that occurred in Kandana on July 03, resulting in one death and several injuries.

The arrested suspects, aged 25 and 26, are residents of Kandana.

Meanwhile, another suspect has been arrested over the murder of  ‘Army Upul’ that took place in front of a residence at Batuwatte, Ragama on July 03.

The suspect, along with another person, was arrested during an operation carried out by the Divisional Crime Detective Bureau in Kelaniya in the Batuwatta area of Ragama yesterday (July 08).

Accordingly, at the time of the arrest, the suspect was found in possession of 67 kilograms of Kerala Ganja, 9.22 kilograms of heroin, two SMG firearms, 10 bullets, and two magazines.

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