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Your Tuesday Morning Brief

1. Train derails between Nugegoda and Narahenpita this morning causing delays on the Kelani Valley line.
2. Politician Nishanka Jayalath Kodagoda who was recently arrested by police for assault and sexual harassment was released on bail.
3. Though the completion of the Ussana Water Project was hastened in 2014 it is yet not vested with the public and all machinery is deteriorating with time.
4. Special transport arrangements with additional buses and trains are made for the safe and convenient return of people who left for the New Year vacation to their hometowns.
5. Several accidents were reported on Southern Expressway due to rain.
6. A total of 410 people have been hospitalized for accidents during the New Year season showing an 8% spike in New Year accidents compared to last year.
7. A suspect was arrested with 44.4 grams of heroin in a raid carried out at the Borella Magazine Prison.
8. The guaranteed price promised to paddy farmers still remains an unresolved problem.
9. Four suspects have been arrested with a gemstone valued at over Rs. 25mn in Negombo.
10. Authorities turned a blind eye to a major water leak reported from Chilaw.

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