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Twenty hospitalised after wasp attack

Sandasen MARASINGHE

Twenty persons in a tea estate in Bogawantalawa were admitted to the Bogawantalawa Hospital after they were attacked by wasps yesterday.

More than 60 tea pluckers were attacked by wasps at Karcuswall Estate yesterday around 9am. The condition of 20 were serious and admitted to hospital.

Man with heroin remanded

Priyadarshani Kahawala, Ingiriya central group cor

A man arrested with 35 packets of heroin was remanded until March 7 by Horana magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha.

The suspect aged 25 is a resident of Ingiriya.

Police had arrested the suspect on a tip-off. Investigations revealed that the suspect had been produced before court on several occasions

Bee-keeping villages to be set up

M.Azhar, Maligaikadu group corr.

The Sainthamaruthu Agrarian Services Centre has made arrangements to set up bee keeping villages in 5 selected Grama Niladhari divisions of the Divisional Secretariats in Sainthamaruthu.

'Sa' Prasangaya on March 3

Sa' Prasangaya the Solo Classical Musical Programme by Dr. Victor Rathnayake will be staged at Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre Organized by Welfare Society of Manpower Development and Training Division - National Water Supply and drainage Board on March 3 from 6.00 p.m.

AGM

The 64th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Cancer Society will be held today at 5 pm at 37/25, Bullers Lane, Colombo 7. Professor of Surgery, University of Kelaniya Medical School, Prof K I Deen will be the chief guest on the occasion.

Indian fishermen repatriated

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of 22 Indian fisherman who were released from Sri Lankan custody recently.

Five Indian fishing trawlers bearing the registration numbers TN/10/MFB/769, TN/10/MFB/277, TN/10/MFB/173, TN/10/MFB/1012 and TN/10/MFB/223 were also released along with these fishermen.

Sri Lanka Navy handed these fishermen and fishing vessels over to the Indian Coastguard officials in the seas off Thalaimannar.