Jaffna Special Correspondent

Financial assistance for housing

The Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) granted Rs 550,000 to the beneficiaries of the second stage of a housing scheme at Vathiraum Vadamarachy East. Eighty two houses will be constructed at Uduthurai.

The Swedish Development Corporation constructed 525 houses for the homeless.

Medical officer under attack

A medical officer of the Delft hospital was attacked by a group of people under the influence on liquor. He was injured on his head.

He was admitted to Jaffna Teaching hospital. This incident happened in Jaffna opposite the medical officer's house. He was attacked when the drunken group was reprimanded by the medical officer for damaging the gutter opposite his house.

Two injured in accident

A motorcyclist was entangled under the wheels of a van in an accident in the 4th cross street in Jaffna on Monday. The motorcyclist and the pillion rider were seriously injured. The motorcyclist, Anonipillai, 55, and the pillion rider Sooriya Kumar Sarathadevi, 43, of Martin road were admitted to Jaffna Teaching hospital.

Newspaper office in charge attacked

The officer in charge and a sales assistant of the Uthayan newspaper office in Killinochchi were assaulted by persons who hid their faces with black cloths yesterday.