Jaffna round-up

Jaffna special corr

Body of giant fish washed ashore

A decomposed body of a giant fish believed to be of whole family was washed a shore at Vellai in Delft. It is about 40 feet in length and nine to 10 feet in width. Thousands of people thronged to view the giant fish. It started emanating stench. The people with the help of the Navy chopped it into pieces and buried the fish.

VIPs delay bank opening

The opening of three Samurdhi Banks has been postponed twice due to the inability of VIPs gracing the opening ceremony. Three Samurdhi banks and office for Samurdhi officers were built at Puloly, Nelliyaddy and Karaveddi.

Colombo Crime Branch to investigate jewellery theft

Investigations into the theft of gold jewellery at Tinnavelly People's Bank has been referred to the Colombo Crime Investigation branch from Kopay Police. An officer of the bank had been arrested and remanded as suspect. Another officer of the bank was remanded for two weeks on being produced before the Jaffna Magistrate.

School reopened

The Allai Pallai Tamil School that remained closed for the last six year was reopened last week. The school is functioning with 25 children from Grade one to five. Children of resettled families will be admitted to the school when it is reopened for the third term.

Illegal migrants intercepted

Eighty three persons who set out in two mechanized fishing trawlers to Australia were apprehended by the Navy about 15 miles off the Trincomalee harbour.

They were from Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kochchikade, Bulathsinhala, Habarana, Balangoda and Kalpitty. They were handed over to Police for further investigation.

Two students win schols to study abroad

Two students from Sr Patrick's College Jaffna won scholarships to study in the Oxford University, London and in the Rajastan National College of Technology in India. Sivapalan Selva Nithilan has won the scholarship to study Physical Engineering. He won the bronze medal in the 42nd Physical Olympiad contest. Jeyaratnam Joy Mathavan has won an Indian government scholarship to study Electronic Engineering at the National College of Technology in Rajastan.

Infection threatens dogs

A viral infection that kills domesticated dogs is spreading in Jaffna. Dogs bred as pet animals have died vomiting blood.

Veterinary surgeons have advised the people to get dogs inoculated against the virus.

Youth saved from drowning

A youth was saved from drowning by Irrigation Department officers.

The youth who ignored the warning displayed at Thondamanaru Sella Sannathy Murugan Temple warning the people not to over step into demarcated dangerous zone got into difficulties and was about to drown.

The officers of the Irrigation Department who saw the youth in peril saved him from drowning. The youth was identified as Kanishkan, 22, of Suthumalai Manipay.