NewsIn today's News Athletics: SLADA to ensure that only clean athletes are sent to world eventsA police curfew was declared in the Kandy administrative district today following clashes between two groups in the Digana area, Police said;The curfew will be effective until 6.00 a.m. Tuesday. Police said mobs had attacked shops in the Digana town prompting a curfew. Reports in the area said though the incidents were reported only in Digana, the curfew was clamped in the district to prevent any further incidents. Last week an employee of a private company was assaulted by a group of men from the area following a dispute over a traffic accident. The victim, M.G.Kumarasinghe succumbed to his injuries at the Kandy hospital and his funeral was due to take place today evening.

Source: Sunday Times March 05, 2018 10:41 UTC