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Illegal sand mining in Manthai:Eight arrested
Text and pic by Dinasena Ratugamage
A team of personnel from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) arrested eight persons, over the weekend, for illegal sand mining at Manthai, Mannar.
The GSMB team acted on a tip-off.
The GSMB team also took three tractors and an excavator into custody.
The raid was conducted with the help of the Manthai police.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella accident which took place this morning has risen to 21. It has also been reported that the government wil rs 1 million as compensation to the families of the victims.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella bus accident has risen to 11
It has been reported that Eight persons [five males and three females] have died when a SLTB bus operating from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and went down a precipice early morning today (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road, Police said.
At least 37 others injured in the accident, have been admitted to the Nuwar Eliya and Kothmale hospitals.
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