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Four people were killed in a shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, USA. The number of injured and hospitalized is 20.A 16-year-old girl celebrated her birthday. A birthday party was held at Dadeville in Montgomery city and while the participants were dancing and having fun, a young man who broke into it shot and fled.The police later said that the youth who did the shooting was caught alive and that the investigation into the shooting is continuing. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

Today (17th), Sabaragamuwa, Western, Central, South, North-West, Uva and North-Central provinces may experience rain or thundershowers at some places in the evening or at night, says the Department of Meteorology.Also, some places in Sabaragamuwa province and Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts may experience heavy rains of more than 50 mm, while the rest of the areas will have mainly rainless weather conditions, the department said.The Department of Meteorology urges individuals to take the required precautions to reduce the risks brought on by storm-related lightning and transient high winds.

The Department of Forest Conservation says that the work of the Beattu forest officer at the Gomarankadawala site office, who did not enforce the law regarding the destruction of forests at three places in the Trincomalee Pulmude area, has been suspended with immediate effect.After an investigation into piling up the Weriyapulattu government forest in Pulmude, cutting trees in the Pulmude government forest in Pankulam and cutting trees in the Suntaneru Kulam forest in Pulmude, the official has been suspended after an investigation.In this regard, the Department of Forest Conservation says that the officers’ work was done without proper supervision and…

The government of Bangladesh has decided to give another 06 months to start repaying the loan amount given to Sri Lanka by Bangladesh.Accordingly, it is stated that Sri Lanka should give the first instalment of the loan to Bangladesh in August and the second instalment in September.In 2021, under a currency exchange agreement, Bangladesh had arranged to provide 200 million US dollars to Sri Lanka.

Chairman of Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association Gemunu Wijeratne says that several special buses have been prepared for the return of the people who went to the villages for the New Year. According to that, about 25% of private buses ran yesterday and about 50% tomorrow.The Railway Department also mentioned that some special train itineraries for long-distance services were implemented from yesterday (15). (Divaina)

Weligama headquarters police said that six people, including two 10-year-old minors, were arrested on suspicion of beating and killing a young man who was walking on a road in the Galaakanda Kolondanda area of ​​Weligama. Weligama headquarters police said that among those arrested are two brothers from the same family.A person named H. M. Samuranga has been beaten and killed. A senior police officer said that the attack was carried out after an argument with a woman went too far while he was travelling on the road with a group of friends having a drinking party.According to the police, a…

The Sri Lankan branch of the Sri Lions Sports Club, which was started with the participation of Sri Lankans living in the United Arab Emirates, was officially inaugurated yesterday at Colombo S.S.C. It took place at the sports club and the respective sports club is going to be actively implemented from next May.According to Kalum Sujith Perera, the Sri Lions Sports Club was first started in 2019 with the participation of Sri Lankans living in the United Arab Emirates.Currently, 09 sports such as athletics, badminton, cricket, football, golf, hockey, netball, rugby and volleyball are being played in the United Arab…

The Department of Meteorology further stated that the sun will rise over the areas of Nallur, Paranthan and Chundikkulam at 12:10 pm today (15).The Department of Meteorology says that rain or thundershowers may occur in a few places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, South and North-Western provinces, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts during the evening or at night.The Department of Meteorology urges individuals to take the required precautions to reduce the risks brought on by storm-related lightning and transient high winds.

The suspect who released a lot of secret information belonging to the American intelligence agencies to the internet has been arrested. Due to the release of that information, a severe crisis had arisen between the United States and allied countries.The suspect is said to be a 21-year-old Air Force security guard. A video showing him being arrested near his home in Dighton, Massachusetts is currently being seen on social media. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

Marawila headquarters police said that a female passenger who was travelling in the bus was injured and admitted to the Marawila hospital after two unknown persons on a motorcycle threw stones at a CTB bus which was running from Colombo to Jaffna in the Horagolla area of ​​Marawila.The police say that the front glass of the bus was broken by this stone attack.Marawila headquarters police are conducting extensive investigations to identify and arrest the two persons who threw stones at the Langama bus and fled. (Lankadeepa)