A Proposal To Increase The Electcricity Bill To Be Submitted To Cabinet Tomorrow(02)

 The Cabinet Proposal to increase the Electricity Bill is scheduled to be submitted to the Cabinet tomorrow(02 ) according to the Government .

According to the Cabinet Proposal the Rs.8 rate charge for the usage of first 30 units of Electricity  recommended to increase to Rs.30.Also the Proposal recommends to increase the rate of Rs.10 charge per unit for the usage of 31-60 Electricity units to Rs.37 per a unit ,and the Rs.16 rate charge for the usage of Electricity units  from 61-90 units  to Rs.42 per unit .

30,000 Government Employees Retired Yesterday (31`)

 Around 30,000 Government employees who are of the age of 60 years had  retired yesterday ( 31)  accordance to the Government sources .These employees had retired accordance to the retirement age fixed by the government recently .

The previous government had extended the retirement age of Government employees to 65 years and it has been implemented since 01st of January 2022 .However government had decided to reduce the retirement age to 60 again late last year (2022) due to the current economic crisis.

However due to the service requirement  secretaries of the President and the Prime Minister had  recommended to keep 300 employees attached to the Railways department in service further .The new recruitment's to fill the vacancies created as a result of  those who had retired ,    will be made soon the Ministry of Indigenous affairs had announced.

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 අන්‍යොන්‍ය විශ්වාසය මත පදනම් වූ ආදරයකට හොඳ  පැවැත්මක් ඇත (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

 

 

Police Arrested A Youth Over Abducting A Pregnant Girl

 The Police have arrested a 24 year old youth  who had abducted a 15 year old pregnant girl whilst receiving treatment at Anuradapura General Hospital.

The Abducted girl was molested 

by the abductor earlier and she was abducted by the rapist whilst  she was receiving treatment at hospital  under the custody of Child probation department  officers.

Police had arrested the suspect along  with the pregnant girl  whilst traveling  in a Three wheeler at Dambulla-Kekirawa road.

Peoples Bank Increased The Interest Rates Of Loans

 The Peoples Bank had increased the Interest rate of the loans issued to the Customers up to 15 perecent the Bank has announced.This decision has been taken by  considering the   rising inrerest rates in the local market the Bank has stated .

The National Savings Bank has also increased the interest rates of the loans to 15 percent recently.

Police Arrested Three Persons Over Setting Fire To A Record Room In Court

 Akkaraipattu Police (Northern Province)had arrested three youth over setting  fire to the record room of the Akkaraipattu Magistrate Court on 21 st of December .

A haul of Heroin weighing 09 grammes and 200 mili grammes ,A,Knife and the cloths they worn at the time of the incident  had been taken into custody in possesion of the suspects.

The three youth of the agea 17,19  and 24 are residents of Kovilai and  Akkarapattu areas and Police have obtained a  detention order from the court to question the suspects until 04th of January .

Covid in China: Countries tighten rules as tourism set to resume

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සැබෑ ආදරයකට සීමාවක් නොමැති අතර බාධක ජය ගැනීමේ හැකියාවක්ද පවතී (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

A Programme To Sell Eggs For Cheeper Prices

 The Ministry Of Agriculture along with Egg Producers Associations had launched a joint programme  on selling an Egg for Rs.55 at  Economic centers and selected places in Colombo and Ganpaha Districts (Western Province).

This Programme has been launched due to the price of an Egg had risen to Rs.65 recently .

No More Disconnections Of Power Supply in Future -Electricitry Board Trade Unions

 Even If there is an  Electricity Bill hike in January as mentioned by Minister Of Power ,No employee attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will visit the  houses and institutions  that avoiding paying the bills to disconnect the Electricity connection according to the CEB Trade Unions .

According to the Joint Trade Union Alliance of Ceylon Electricity Board if there's an Electricity bill hike in January a Public anger will cause problems for CEB Employees who are visiting houses and institutions to disconnect the Power supply .

Transportation Of Vegetables By Train Had Begun

 The Transportation of Vegetables from Outstation areas  to Colombo Fort had begun yesterday (27)after a lapse of 23 years according to the All Ceylon Economic Centers Forum . five special carriages had been fixed to the Train allocated  for this purpose the Forum has stated .

Accordingly an Intercity Train will transport  vegetables from outstation areas to Super Markets and Maning Market in  Colombo fort.This programme is being implemented according to a proposal submitted by President Ranil Wikramasinghe during presenting the Mini budget proposals to the  parliament.

Two Persons Were Killed Due To A Soil Mound Collapse

 Two teanagers had died and three others had been injured and  hospitalized after a soil mound and a rock collapsing  on  their house at Ganapathiwatte in Alawatgugoda ,Kandy district this morning (25).

Five persons had been injured and admitted to Jambugahapitiya Hospital this morning  following the soil mound collapse.The deceased were of the ages 16 and 18 years it has been revealed.

Sri Lanka Railways Cancelled A Night Mail Train

 Due  to the Adverse weather pattern prevails in the Island Sri lanka Railways had today(25) cancelled the Night mail train travelling from Colombo to Badulla and Vice versa .

The Special train scheduled to be travelled to Badulla from Colombo today to mark  Chirstmas day also has been cancelled the Sri Lanka Railways  Department has announced.

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කෙනෙක්ගේ ජීවිතයට අවශ්‍ය වැටීමට ඉඩ නොදී අත් වැලක් වන ආදරයක් ,අවශ්‍යම මොහොතේ  දීරිගන්වන සුළු සෙනහසක් හා පර්වතයක් සේ නොසැලෙන රැකවරණයක්  ලබා දිය හැකි බැඳීමකි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

 

A Landslide Threat Is Being Occurred In Four Districts

 A Landslide threat is being  occurred in Four districts of the Island due to the heavy showers experiencing at present according to the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) .

Accordingly landslide threat is being occurred in Kandy,Kurunagala,Matale and Nuwara-Eliya areas .Those who are living in hill and slope areas of  those Districts  need to be cautioned on Landslide signs the NBRO has stated .

A Fire At A Thread Making Company Destroyed Large Quantitiy Of Thread

 An electric appliances and a large quantity of Thread at a Thread making factory located in Moronthuduwa in Wadduwa area (Western Province) had been destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted in the factory yesterday (24) according to Wadduwa Police.

Two fire Ambulances with fire fighters  attached to the Kalutara Urban Council had doused the  fire with the help of Residents in the area and Wadduwa Police ,The loss incurred due to the fire estimated as more than Rs.10 million.

309 Priosn Inamtes Released On Presidential Pardon

 To mark the Christmas which  falls today (25) 309 prisoners have been given Presidential Pardon and scheduled to be released today according to the Prison authorities ,

Accordingly 306 Male prison inmates and 03 female Prison inmates selected from Prisons Island wide  had received presidential pardon .

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 සැබෑම ආදරණීය බැඳීම් වනුයේ තමන්ගේ බැඳීම් අවංක යැයි සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ජාලවල ආත්ම වර්ණනාවක යෙදෙන  අයගේ බැඳීම් නොව නිහඬවම  තම බැඳීම නොබිඳී පවත්වාගෙන යන්නන්ගේ බැඳීම්ය .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

 

Impriosned Inter University Students Federation Convener Has Been Hospitalized

 The imprisoned convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF ) Wasantha Mudalige had been admitted to the Prison Hospital due to an illness it has been reported ,The reason behind his hospital admission has not yet been revealed .

Mudalige had been arrested by the Police on the 19th of August this year over organizing protest campaign and he will remains in prison until 17th of January 2023. ,   Ministry of Defensed  has authorized the Police to  detain him  and  interrogate for 90 days under the terrorism prevention act . 

A 26 Year Old Youth Had Been Injured Due To A Gun Shooting

 A 26 year old youth has been severely injured and hospitalized due to a gun shooting incident occurred at Yakkatuwa area in Elpitiya town (Southern Province ) today (23).The critically injured youth had been transferred to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital  after been admitted to the Elpitiya Base Hospital for treatment ,

Two persons arrived in from a Motorcycle had shot him and fled away from the area according to Police .Elpitiya Police are conducting an investigations on the incident ,

President's Adviser Professor Aanshu Marasinghe Resigned From His Post-

 The Adviser to the President Ranil Wikramasinghe on Parliamentary Affairs Professor Anshu Marasinghe had resigned from his Post today (23) citing personal reasons

He had served as Parliament MP elected from the National List of the   United National Party (UNP) during the period 2017-2020 .

Meanwhile Former MP of Main opposition Samagijanabalawegaya Hrunika Premachandre has told today during a press briefing held in Colombo  that Professor Marasinghe who had  resigned from his Post of President's advisor had allegedly sexually abused a pet dog and a video regarding that abuse is currently gone viral in social media platforms .

US Winter Storm Will Bring Frostbites Within Minutes

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තම ආදරය ගැන ආදරණීයයා ගැන තමන් විසින්ම  ආත්ම වර්ණනා කරගැනීමට වඩා වටිනුයේ එම ආදරය පිළිබඳව වෙනත් අය විසින් ලබා දෙන අර්ථකතනයන්ය .එවිට එම ආදරයට සැබෑ වටිනාකමක් ලැබෙනු ඇත .( .උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

Ministry Of Power To Implement SMS Electricity Bill Service

 The Ministry of Power and Energy has planned to send the monthly Electricity Bill through short messages (SMS) to the Mobile phone of Electricity consumers with effect from next January according to Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare .

The Electricity bills will be SMS instead of distributing a printed bill due to the shortage of paper in the market Minister has stated .

At the momenr the Computer system of the Electricity Board is updating to implement this SMS Bill system he has stressedcr  

A Generator In Norochcholai Power Plant Had Been Defunctioned

 The Public Utilities Commission had given approval to the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB)to defunction one out of the three electric generators at Lakwijaya Coal Power plant in Norochchoali due to the shortage of Coal in the country .

Accordingly The generator which added nearly 270 Mega Watts of Power to the National Grid had been defunctioned since last night the Electricity Board has announced.The 270 Mega watts of Power lost to the National Grid due to the defunction of Coal power plant can be taken from Kerawalapitiya Coal power plant with the cost of Rs.228 million daily ,However it is too costly to the Board CEB has stated.

Three Injured Dolphines Drifted To The Coast In Panadura

 Three Injured Dolphines had been drifted to the Sea coastal area at  backyard of the  Tourist hotel at Uyankale area in Panadura town(Colombo District)  last evening (22).

These Dolphines had severe injuries and residents of the area had sent them back to the sea according to the Panadura south police .

Panadura South Police are being observed the area after a complaint was lodged by the residents over the incident .

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අල්ලා ගත් අත අත  නොහරින සැබෑ ආදරයක් ජීවිතයකට සවියක් මෙන්ම ආශීර්වාදයකි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

A 17 Year Old Student Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

 A 17 year old Student was killed due to a wild  Elephant attack in wee hours of this morning (21) at Anuradhapura Town..The student was attacked by the Wild Elephant whilst traveling in a Motorcycle .

The deceased was a resident of Thisawewa area it has been revealed .

A person Was Killed Due To A Bus Accident In Kilinochchi

 A person was killed and 20 other have been injured and hospitalized due to a Bus accident occurred at Palai area in Kilinochchi District (Northern Province) today (21) .

Government Lifted Meat Transport Ban

 Government had lifted the ban imposed on transportation of Goat and Cattle Meat between provinces imposed  due to the sudden deaths of 1800 Cattle and Goats in North and Eastern provinces recently .

The ban was lifted after the tests carried out regarding the deaths of Cattle and Goats revealed those deaths occurred due to the cold weather exoerienced in North and Eastern provinces the  President's  Media Unit has stated .

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JEEWITHAYATA PAMINENA, SAMA AYEKUMA ANEKAGE,SATHUTA,DUK KAMKATOLU ,AADARAYA BEDA HADA GANNE NATHA.ESE KARANA ADARANEEYAYAN LOWA VIRALAYA

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No Cabinet Proposal Submits To Increase Electricity Bill -Cabinet Spokesman

 Although Minister of  Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare has stated A proposal to increase Electricity bill  will be submitted to Cabinet Approvel without considering objections made by Public utilities commission ,No such Proposal was  submitted to the Cabinet this week ,The Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane has stated .

The Cabinet spokesman has stated this during the Weekly cabinet briefing held in Colombo today (20).

Import Restrictions Imposed On 10 Goods Has Been Lifted

 Government has decided to lift the Import restrictions imposed on 10 Goods according to the State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyamabalapitiya ,Accordingly Government has decided to lift the Import restrictions imposed over 10 Goods belongs to Tourism ,Defense and Sports .

Due to the US Dollar crisis faced by Sri Lanka ,Government has imposed import restrictions on 1465 Goods since 23rd of August this year and saved US dollars 1211  in the country Government has stated ..

Thailand warship capsizes leaving 31 sailors missing

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ආදරණීයයන්  දෙදෙනෙකුගේ සම්බන්ධතාවය තුළ අසීමිත නිදහසක් පවතීනම් එම ආදරයේ  වටිනාකම මිල කළ නොහැකිය  (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

China To Donate 3 Million Meters Of White Clothing Matarial For School Uniforms

 Chinese Government has decided to donate 03 million meters of White clothing matarial for the School children in Sri lanka according to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo.

The stock of White clothing matarial worth Rs.5  billion is scheduled to be arrived in Colombo Harbor on 06th of January in  20 containers the Embassy has stated .This stock will be sufficient for  fullfill 70 percent of the White cloth matarial requirment of local school children in  next year it has been announced

Sending Unskilled Housemaids Abroad To Be Stopped

 Females  wil not be sent abroad as house maids after 31st of March next year according tp Minister of  Labor and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara.

Accordingly females will be sent abroad  after being given full training on Advanced House keeping Minister has stated.From 31st of March only skilled workers will be sent abroad as house maids in futute the Minister has stressed.

Ceylon Buddhist And Pali University To Be Closed Down

 Cabinet has today (19)decided to close down the Ceylon Buddhist and Pali University until further notice .

The Cabinet met under the 

 patronage of President Ranil Wikramasinghe had also  decided to hold talks with Chief Buddhist prelates regarding the Academic and administration activities of the University .

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නමට පමණක් සීමා වූ ආදර කථාවක නොව අනෙකාගේ හර්ද ස්පන්දනය හා ඉහලට ගන්නා හුස්ම පොද පවා නිවැරදිව හඳුනාගත හැකි ආදරණීය සබඳතාවයක සාමාජිකයෙකු වීම තරම් භාග්‍යයක් මෙලොව නොමැත (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

Two Iranian Nationals Attempting Enter Sri Lanka With Fake Passports Deported

 Sri Lanka's Immigration-Emigration Department officials at Katunayake Bndaranaike International Airport  had arrested and deported two Iranian  nationals who had attempted to enter the country with fake Norwegian passports last morning (17).

The two suspects had arrived in Sri Lanka via Kuwait it has been revealed . The suspects who are engaged in Music and Photography industry in Iran had got the two fake Norwegian Passports through a broker in Turkey for 10,000 Euros per a Passport the preliminary investigation held  regarding the incident has revealed .

 

38 Local Avaiation Controllers Had Left For Foreign Jobs

 Around 38 Aviation Controllers had gone abroad during last few months due to the economic difficulties they  faced with as a result of the current economic crisis according to the Ministry of Ports,Shipping and  Civil Aviation .

Those Aviation Controllers had left the country for  jobs in other countries due to the payment of  higher salaries and perks it has been reported ,To fill the vacancies created due to the those controllers  the Ministry of Ports and Shipping had recruited around 25 new Aviation controllers to the Airline field   the Ministry has stated ,

Two Youth Were Killed And Another Injured Due To Collision With A Train

Two youth (A boy and a girl )were killed and another was injured and hospitalized after colliding with a Train traveling from  Maradana to Kalutara South   at Dehiwala(Colombo) train station yesterday (17).

The deceased youth and the injured one along with 09 other students attached to Balapitiya Vocational Training Institute had traveled to see Dehiwala Zoo by a Train and when the three youth had attempted to cross the railway line they have been knocked down by  the running train it has been revealed .

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Bread Price To Be Reduced By Rs..10

 The price of a loaf of Bread has been reduced by Rs.10 with effect from midnight tonight (17) according to the All Ceylon  Bakery Owners Association .

Accordingly the new price of a loaf of Bread will be Rs.180 .

Berlin's giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes

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ආදරයට නිසි වටිනාකමක් ලබා දෙන ආදරණීය බැඳීමකට මනා පැවැත්මක් ඇත (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

 

 

Price Of Cakes To Be Increased Due To The Price Hike Of Eggs

 Due to the  price hike  of an Eggs ,The price of Cakes selling in the Market also .needed    to be increased  during the upcoming festive season according to the All Ceylon Bakery  Owners Association.

Egg prices in the market  are on the increase after the Court of  appeal has suspended the Gazette notification  issued on 19th of August to control the price of Eggs .Egg prices are on the increase due to the Egg shortage created by the Egg manufacturers the Association  has stated.

Buddhist And Pali University Has Been Closed

 Sri Lanka Buddhist And Pali University at Pitipana area in Horana (Western province)will be closed down temporarily with effect from next Monday (19) according to the University authorities .

Accordingly all the University Students who are at the hostels of the University had been advised to vacate the premises before 4 p.m today (16).The reason behind the closure of the University has not tet been given .