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Seven people lost their lives in an avalanche in the northern province of Sikkim in India. The number of injured is 17. Among the dead and injured are many tourists.It is also said that 30 people were trapped in the landslide. The Indian Army says that rescue operations have started immediately. The rescue operation takes place with the intervention of the Indian Army. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Department of Meteorology says that there may be rain or thundershowers at some places in the evening or night in Western, Sabaragamuwa, South, Uva, Central, North-West and North-Central provinces and Mannar districts today (06).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 Meteorology further states that the sun will be directly above the latitudes of Sri Lanka from the 05th to the 15th of April and the sun will rise over the areas of Udugama, Neluwa, Maduwanwela, Kumbukweva and Yala today at…

Hospital sources say that nine doctors have left the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. Meanwhile, six doctors have taken two-year and five-year leave, said the sources.Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital closed the unit recently due to the departure of four paediatricians and transferred the treated pediatric patients to other wards. Medical students also lost the opportunity to get clinical training due to the closure of the children’s ward belonging to the professor unit of Rajarata University’s Faculty of Medicine.In this regard, when asked by the director of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Mr Dulan Samaraweera, he said that it is known that the specialist doctors have…

The Association of Restaurant Owners says that it has been decided to reduce the price of fried rice, kottu and rice packets by 20%.Also, its chairman Asela Sampath further stated that the price of Plain tea has been reduced to 30 rupees.

The President’s Media Division says that the current fuel quota has been increased for the Sinhala Hindu New Year season and it will be updated from midnight yesterday (04).It is further stated that the Petroleum Statutory Corporation has ordered the necessary fuel stocks as per the increasing demand during the festive season as previously planned.Below is the respective upload method,Three Wheelers (Special) – (Existing 10 Liters) – Up to 15 LitersThree Wheelers (Normal) – (Existing 5 Liters) – Up to 8 LitersMotorcycles – (currently 4 litres) – up to 7 litresBuses – (currently 40 litres) – up to 60 litresCars…

It is reported that one person was killed and 30 injured after a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands. The number of derailed trains is 50.The train derailed while passing a village near The Hague. It was only 3.25 in the morning. The cause of the train derailment has not yet been revealed. Investigations are ongoing in this regard. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

Talangama Police say that a dead body of an unknown man was found floating in Diyawanna Oya in the Talangama “Kimbula Ala” area this evening. The police say that the man may be around 45 years old. According to a message received from the Parliament Police, the dead body was found.The police said that the deceased was wearing a pink shirt and black long pants. The police say that there is doubt whether he went fishing and fell. Hokandara South Coroner Mrs ALA Premalatha who came to the place where the dead body was, after examining the dead body, and…

The New Zealand team won by 9 wickets in the second T20 match between the visiting Sri Lankan team and the New Zealand team. The New Zealand team won the toss and invited the Sri Lankan team to bat first and they scored 141 runs at the end of 19 overs.In batting, Dhananjaya de Silva scored 37 runs, Kusal Janith Perera scored 35 runs and Charith Sasanka scored 24 runs. The New Zealand team, who played the reply innings, managed to pass their winning bid in the 15th over while losing one wicket.Accordingly, both the teams have won one match…

German Minister of Energy and Economic Affairs Robert Hebeck made a surprise visit to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv.It is to discuss the steps taken to rebuild Ukraine, which was destroyed by Russian attacks. The German government has expressed its willingness to assist in the reconstruction of Ukraine. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Department of Meteorology says that rain or thundershowers may occur at places in Uva, Central, South, Sabaragamuwa, Western, North West and North Central provinces and Mannar and Vavuniya districts today (05).The department mentioned that there may be some rain in Anuradhapura, Vavuniya and Mannar districts in the morning.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.