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Fire kills father, son and daughter in Kandy

11Apr

By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments

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Fire kills father, son and daughter in Kandy

Manikhinna Police have found three charred bodies in a burnt house in Rambadawatte, Kandy yesterday morning. A fire has erupted in a room in the house and a father and his two children have been succumbed to the fire. The deceased have been identified as father Indika Pushpakumara Prematileka (36), his 13 year old daughter Dulmi Nawangana Prematileka and 5 year old son Dileshana Gayan Prematileka. The reason for the fire is not yet known and the Menikhinna police are conducting further investigations.

7Mar

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Govt. declares state of emergency

President enacts state of emergency for seven days after Cabinet meeting PM condemns violence in P’ment, says clashes triggered by political ideologies, offers compensation One dead, clashes continue in Digana and outskirts with police struggling to contain violence Hartal in Kalmunai and protests in Colombo as Muslim community calls for Govt. action Ministers and MPs fly to Kandy to get first-hand account of ground situation, to visit affected areas Opposition slams Govt. for failing to stem spate of communal violence By the Daily FT News Desk President Maithripala Sirisena declared a state of emergency yesterday for the first time since 2011 as the Government struggled to rein in violence in the Kandy District, after one person was killed when violent mobs...