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Pictured here are a policeman and people removing parts of a fallen tree in Longdon place Colombo 07 this evening. The tree had caused damage to a vehicle parked nearby. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Due to the prevailing weather conditions many roads in Colombo were affected and it caused heavy traffic in the suburbs as well. Meanwhile a storm affected the eastern part of the country and it also had an impact on the weather in Colombo. Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana

Picture shows Sri Lankan Army personnel rest on their infantry fighting vehicles as they take a break from a rehearsal in Colombo today. The parade is scheduled for May 18 at the Galle Face under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

International Nurses Day was commemorated at the National Transfusion Services Auditorium in Colombo with the participation of Health Ministry officials and trade union representatives. The event was organised by the Government Nursing Officers Association. Pix by Nisal Baduge

President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Kampala, Uganda yesterday on a four-day official visit to the East-Central African country. He was received by Ugandan State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs) Asuman Kiyingi at the Entebbe International Airport. Pix by President’s Media

Two brothers who were found to be living all by themselves in a house in Badulla are seen preparing their meal when the officers from the Badulla Police Women and Children’s Bureau took them into their custody. Inset: Brothers were going for School. Pix by Prasad Rukmal

Impeached Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake accompanied by her lawyers appeared before the Commission Investigating Allegations of Bribery or Corruption today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Colombo’s former Deputy Mayor Azath Salley was again admitted to the Nawaloka Hospital after President Mahinda Rajapaksa revoked the detention order against him. (Pix by Pradeep Pathirana)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and the Health Ministry to set up a University College of Health Studies to train technicians for the health sector at the Sri Jayewardenepura University. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The People's Movement Against the Increased Electricity Bill (PMAIEB) staged a protest march from Borella junction to Fort Railway Station today demanding the government to decrease the electricity tariff hike. Pix by Nisal Baduge