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Elephant runs amok at Perahera

PRIYADARSHANI KAHAWALA, Ingiriya central group cor

A tense situation arose during a Perahera in Kandana on Saturday when an elephant ran amok injuring six children.

The children were admitted to the Ragama Hospital. The Police and elephant keepers brought the animal under control.

Buddhist talk

Ven Buddhangala Ananda Thera will deliver a public Dhamma talk in English on May 25 at 4.30 pm at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Garment factory worker presumed drowned

Priyadarshani Kahawala, Ingiriya Central Group Corr

A 40-year-old female garment factory worker went missing and presumed drowned when the boat she was in capzised in the Kalu Ganga near Galpata in the Kaluwamodara area.

The woman was a resident of the area .

The boat was used to transport residents caught in the floods. Eleven persons - six women, three students and two men, were in the boat at the time of the incident, Police said.The rest saved their lives by swimming ashore.

Investigations are continuing by Police with the residents to find her body.

GN vacancies in South

P P G Sugathadasa, Thihagoda group corr

Vacancies exist in over 536 Grama Niladari divisions in the Southern region, Galle, Matara and Hambantota district Secretariat sources said.

The number of Grama Niladari vacancies in the Galle district are 200, Matara 196 and Hambantota 140. The total number of vacancies in the Galle district are 896, Matara 650 and Hambantota 576.

Sources said under these difficult circumstances, people in these districts have been inconvenienced and requested the authorities to look into this and resolve the shortcomings.