Four arrested over Kandakadu inmates death! Two Army personnel and two Air Force personnel have been arrested over the death of an inmate at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre, according to the police As a result of the death of the…
FUEL CRISIS HALTS MARKING OF GCE (O /L) PAPERS
Marking of O/L papers halted! The examination department has decided to stop the second phase of the marking of GCE O/L answer sheets. This decision has been taken due to the problems that have arisen as a result of the…
ON VISA SERVICES INDIAN HC ISSUES NOTICE
Indian HC issues notice on visa services The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a notice with regard to visa services. The notice is as follows : In view of the current situation, giving consideration to the convenience of…
THIRTEEN INNOCENT STUDENTS TRAVELLING IN A LORRY HOSPITALISED IN GALENBINDUNAWEWA
13 school children hospitalised in lorry accident 13 school children in Galenbindunuwewa, who have been travelling to school in a lorry due to the lack of transport, have been hospitalised yesterday (30) after a piece of the lorry had collapsed.…
RESTORATION OF ELECTRICITY BREAKDOWNS AFFECTED BY FUEL CRISIS
Fuel crisis affecting restoration of electricity breakdowns! – CEB The Ceylon Electricity Board said that there could be delays in restoring power outages due to the fuel crisis. Issuing a statement the CEB said that the fuel crisis is posing…
TRADE UNIONS OF RAILWAY CALLS OFF STRIKE
Railway trade unions have called off their strike action. A Senior Officer from Sri Lanka Railways told News 1st that a decision was made to release fuel from the Sri Lanka Railways reserves to employees, as they went on strike…
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PETITION FILED IN SUPREME COURT AGAINST ARMY INTERVENTION FOR GALLE PROTEST
FR against Army intervention at Galle protest A Fundamental Rights Petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court over peaceful protestors at the Galle Fort being intervened by the military. The FR is seeking a ruling that basic human rights…
AMBULANCES -LORRIES TRANSPORTING DRUGS AND GENERATORS RUN OUT OF FUEL
Ambulances run out of fuel: patients’ lives in danger Getting fuel for ambulances, lorries transporting drugs and generators at many hospitals has now become a problem, health sources claim. If ambulances run out of fuel, there is a risk that…
GOVERNMENT LIFTS THE BAN IMPOSED ON THE QATAR CHARITY -KANCHANA IN QATAR
Govt. reverses decision on “Qatar Charity” Power and Energy Minister – Kanchana Wijesekera, who is in Qatar on an official visit has said that Sri Lanka has decided to lift the ban imposed on the Qatar Charity. Tweeting, he said,…
BUS FARES REVISED BOTH SLTB AND PRIVATE MINIMUM FARE FROM Rs32 TO Rs 40
Bus fares revised The National Transport Commission has announced new bus fares effective from midnight today (June 30). The commission said that bus fares will be increased by 22 percent. Accordingly, the minimum fare will be increased from Rs. 32…
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