All four lanes of the Southern Expressway blocked between Pinnaduwa and Imaduwa by an earthslip, reports say.

The Road Development Authority has urged motorists to take alternate routes.

The health department of the Colombo Municipal Council said that all classes of Grades 6 – 8 in the Kotahena Central College have been closed until Friday due to an eye disease being spread among the students.

The Colombo Municipal Council said that the disease is spreading in schools in the areas of Colombo West, Colombo Central, Colombo North and Borella falling under the CMC limits.

Medical experts urge public to seek treatment if symptoms last for more than 5 days.

A 15-year-old school student residing in Aladeniya, Kandy has been seriously injured  after kicking a ‘Hakka Patas’ (a ball shaped locally improvised explosive).

The teen had been returning home from school when he had seen a ball-like object beside the road and kicked it.

He had sustained grievous injuries to his leg.

Subsequently, police had initiated a search operation in the area and arrested two suspects with 9 such explosives.

The suspects are aged 25 and 27 years. It has now been revealed that one of them is an army deserter.