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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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Apawa danno Bohoya.Eheth Apa gana salakilimath wannan ,Nithara soya balannan Sama karyayakatama maga penwannan sitinuye athalossak pamani.Apa penee sitiya yutte e Athalossa wenuweni (Uputa ganeemaki)
Cabinett Has Approved Electricity Fare Hike
Cabinet has approved a Cabinet paper suggesting the increase of Electricity fare by two stages .Accordingly Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase the Electricity fare in January and June .
According to the Ceylon Electricity Board officials to cover up the profit loss of CEB the Electricity fare need to be increased by 70 percent .
Two Tourism Zones Released From Power Cuts
There will be no power cut in Southern Province and Ella Tourism Zones with effect from tomorrow(01) according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekate . .
All Tourist zones will be released from Power cuts with effect from 15th of December once the new power unit of the Norochchalai Coal Power Plant will be added to the national power grid form 15th of December Minister has stated .Thereafter the two hour and twenty minutes long daily Power cut schedule will be reduced to one hour it has been reported .
Third Secretary Of The Sri Lankan Embassy In Oman Arrested
The third Secretary of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman E .Kushan has been arrested this evening (30)by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials on his arrival at the Katunayake .Bandaranaike International Airport over human smuggling and sexual harassment charges against House maids sent to Oman .
The suspect had arrived in Katunayake International Airport this evening from Muscat in Oman .Officials had leveled sexual harassment human smuggling and selling Sri Lankan maids in Oman charges against the suspect it has been revealed .CID Officials are questioning the suspect at the Airport .
Monday, November 28, 2022
A Young Female Committed Suicide AT Aberdeen Falls
A 22 year old female had committed suicide by jumping to the Victoria reservoir according to the Police, accordingly the deceased female who was a resident of Rangala in Theldeniya arrea had committed suicide over a love affair,
The Navy Officers had launched a special search mission in search of the victim's body
A 17-Year-Old Boy Drowned In Aberdeen Waterfall
a 17-year-old boy has drowned and disappeared whilst bathing in Aberdeen Water fall at Norton Bridge (Central Province).
The drowned boy identified as Krishnan Vinushan from Bagawanthalawa area had faced this incident when he along with a group of his friends came to Aberdeen fall to celebrate a birthday party it has been revealed. Ginigtahhena Police along with the residents of the area have launched a search mission in search of the missing boy .
Cabinet Approved The Recommendations Made to Restructure The CEB
Cabinet has today (28) approved the recommendations proposed by the Commitee on restructuring the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) .
Minister Of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare has stated in a Twitter message posted today that the Electricity Reforms Bill will be drafted within a month to begin the unbundling process of CEB and work will progress on a rapid timeline for the necessary approval of Parliament.
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Daily Power Cuts To Be Increased By Twenty Minutes
The daily Island Wide power cuts imposed by the Ceylon Electricity Beard(CEB) is due to be increased by 20 minutes with effect from tomorrow(28) according to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
Accordingly two hours and twenty minutes long daily power cut will be implemented in the country tomorrow(28) and the day after(29) by one hour in the noon session and one hour and twenty minutes in night session the Commission has stated .
Saturday, November 26, 2022
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ලබා දුන් ප්රේමය ,විශ්වාසය හා සිදු කළ කැපවීම් වෙනස් කිරීමට තැත් නොකරන ලයාන්විත ප්රේමයක් වෙනස්වන මිනිසුන් සිටින සමාජයක ජීවිතයට මහත් වූ ආශීර්වාදයකි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Use Of Narcotic "Ice"Among School Children Is On The Increase
The use of dangerous Narcotic Drug "Ice ' among School Children are on the rise according to the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board .
Due to this situation parents Nedd to pay more attention towards their kids ,people they are being associated with and children's behaviours the Board has stated.
Government Servents To Return To Work In Official Attire
Every public servant in the government sector should be reported to the work in official attire from this week according to the State Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government .
The relevant Circular regarding this is scheduled to be released in this week the State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura has stressed.Government is encouraging the public servents to return to work in pre covid pandemic dress code based on institutional policies he has stated.
A confusion had arisen after Government teachers in many areas of the country had returned to school in various dress codes last week citing they cannot bear the increased Saree prices .
Another Cabinet Paper To Increase The Electricity Bill
A Cabinet paper has been submitted to the Cabinet to increase the Electricity bill again the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana
Wijesekare has informed the Parliament.
To ensure a 24 hour long Electricity supply in the country there's a need to increase the Electricity Bill and the increased bill rate in last August is not sufficient enough to cover the profit loss of the Electricity Board faced at present Minister Wijesekare has stated.
Friday, November 25, 2022
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සැබෑ ආදරයක් /සෙනෙහසක් /රැකවරණයක් හුදෙක් ප්රදර්ශනයක් පමණක් නොවන විට අපුරු බැඳීමක් ඒ හරහා නිර්මාණය වේ (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Protests Against Privatising Sri Lanka Telecom
Employees attached to Sri Lanka Telecom had staged a massive protest campaign in front of Telecom headoffice Colombo Fort Railway Station and all Telecom Sub Offices Island wide this noon (25) demanding to halt Privatizing Sri Lanka Telecom . .
According to the Telecom Trade Unions which organized these protests have stated that selling of a profitable institution like Telecom cannot be accepted .Telecom trade unions have also stated that they will not allow to privatize the institution .
A Ship Carrying 10.6 Million Liters Of Diesel To Be Arrived In Colombo Tomorrow(26)
The Chinese Fuel carrier "Super Eastern" carrying 10.6 Million Liters of Diesel to be distributed among Sri Lankan Fisheries and Farmer Communities is scheduled to be arrived at Colombo Harbor tomorrow(26) according to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo .
This ship has already left Singapore the Embassy has stated.China has decided to donate this stock of Diesel to uplift the Fisheries and Farmer communities which had fallen due to the current economic crisis .
Thursday, November 24, 2022
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Two Persons Were Arrested In Jaffna Over The Drug Smuggling Charges
Police special Task Force personal in Jaffna district (Northern Province )have arrested two persons who had been involved in Drug smuggling targeting school children at Chunnagam-Mailankadu area yesterday (23).
The two suspects are of the ages 25 and 44 years .Chunnagam Police are investigating over the incident .
Governmnet Had Lifted Import Restrcitions Imposed Over Many Items
Government has lifted the import restrictions imposed on several goods government sources have stated .,Accordingly import restrictions imposed on several items including colognes /scents/tiles /Suit cases /Covers / Air conditioners/Fridges /Washing machines and Spectacles had been removed.
Government has issued a Gazette notification regarding the removal of these restrictions .
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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මෙලොව බොහෝ දෙනෙකු තුළ දක්නට නොමැති වගා කර නොගත් මිල කළ නොහැකි සෙනහස නම් දරුවාට අසීමිත ආදරයක් .හා රැකවරණයක් ලබා දෙන මාතෘ සෙනෙහසයි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Kerosene Oil Shortage To Be Sorted Out
The current delay of issuing Kerosene Oil in the country will be sorted out within next three days according to the President's Media Division .
Around 74 Bowsers of Kerosene oil had been distributed among fisheries community today (23)The Division has stated.
CWE Reduced The Prices Of Four Essentials
The Corporative WholesLe Establishmemt (CWE) has decided to reduce the prices of four essentials with effect from tomorrow(24)it has been announced.
Accordingly prices of White sugar,Garlic,Wheat flour and Big anions had been reduced with effect from tomorrow CWE has stated.
The new prices of a Kilo gramme of White sugar,Wheat flour ,Garlic and Big anions had been decreased to Rs.229,Rs.265,Rs.495 and Rs.255 respectively .
Second Reading Of The Budget Passed With Slim Majority Yesterday (22)
The second reading of the Annual Budget proposals -2923 has been passed in the Parliament yesterday (22) by majority of 37 votes .Accordingly 121 had voted in favor of the Budget proposals and 84 voted against it .
One MP was absent at the time of the vote .The debate of the Appropriation Bill is scheduled to be held from 23rd of November to 08th of December and the voting will be held on 09th of December accordance to the Parliament sources,
Monday, November 21, 2022
Two Hour Long Power Cut To Be Continued For Another Four Days
Although the hydro catchment areas have received a sufficient amount of rain during last few weeks the daily two hour island wide power cuts will be continued for another four days according to the Public Utilities Commission .
Accordingly one hour long power cut will be implemented during the noon session and another one hour long power cut will be implemented during the night in 20 zones of the island from 22nd to 25th of November .
QR Code System To Be Continued Until Sri Lanka Receives Full Quota Of Fuel
The QR Code system implemented in Island wide will be continued until the country receives the full quota of Fuel according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare ,
There's no truth on the rumors spreading that the QR Code system implemented when issuing fuel will be removed from next month the Minister has stressed ,
Sunday, November 20, 2022
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හදවතින් බැඳුනු සැබෑ සෙනහසක් කිසිදා මිය නොයනුයේ එකිනෙකා කෙරෙහි පවතින අසීමිත විශ්වාසය හේතුවෙනි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Water Board Wants To Increase The Water Tariffs Again
The National Water Supplies and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has recommended to increase the water tariffs again citing that the cost paid to supply water to the public is higher then the earnings .,
Although Water Board is being charged only 02 cents per a unit of water provided to the public the Board is spending 12 -14 cents to provide a unit of water it has been stated by the report handed over to the advisory committee of the Ministry of Water supplies by the Water Board.,
Three Persons Were Injured Due To A Fire Erupted At A Jewelry Shop
Three persons were injured and hospitalized due to a sudden fire erupted at a Jewelry shop in Dummalasuriya area ,Puttalam (North Western Province) this morning (20).
Fire brigade had doused the fire completely .The Jewelry shop had been severely damaged due to the fire and the cause behind the fire has not yet been revealed .
Ministry Of Agriculture To Remove The Ban Imposed On Glyphosate Imports
The Ministry Of Agriculture has decided to remove the ban of Poisonous substance "Glyphosate " .The Gazette notification regarding the removal of the Glyphosate ban had been given to the State Printing Corporation by the Ministry of Agriculture to print . The Ban on importing Glyphosate contained Fertilizer to Sri Lanka has been imposed in 2015 due to the reports on impact of it to the human health ..However the authorities have decided to remove that ban considering the proposals made by Farmers and Agriculture experts ,
Saturday, November 19, 2022
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සැබෑ මාතෘ සෙනහසක් /ආදරයක්/මිත්රත්වයක් යනු ව්යාජ ප්රදර්ශනාත්මක රංගනයක් නොව හදවතින්ම උපදින අවංක වූ වෙනස් නොවන සුළු හැඟීමකි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Two Motorcylcists Killed Due To A Motorcycle Collision
Two Motorcyclists of the age of 18 years were killed when the two motorcycles ridden by them colliding with each other near the Fuel station at Moronthuduwa-Bandaragama Road last night (18).
The incident was occurred around 11.45 p..m according to the Police ,
A 40 Year Old Sri Lankan Involved In Human Trafficking In Oman Remanded
A 40 year old Sri Lankan who had been arrested over human trafficking in Oman was remanded until 24th of November by the Court today (19).
The suspect was arrested by the Immigration and Emigration officials in Katunayake International Airport last night (18) on his arrival from Dubai .The Suspect is a resident of Wattala area and he has involved in human trafficking through his office situated in Maradana area(Colombo ) it has been revealed. .
A Chinese Ship Carrying 1000 Metric Tones Of Rice Arrived
A Chinese Ship carrying 1000 ,Metric Tones of Rice donated to Sri Lanka by the Chinese Government had arrived in Colombo harbor this morning (19). According to the Chinese Government in Colombo this stock of Rice is scheduled to be distributed among the needy as soon as possible .
China has donated 7000 Metric tones of Rice to Sri Lanka from June up to now the Embassy had stated ,
Friday, November 18, 2022
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සැබෑ ආදරයක් යනු එකිනෙකා වෙනුවෙන් සිදු කරන අසීමිත කැපකිරීමක් ,පරිත්යාගයක් සඳහා ලබා දිය හැකි නිවැරදිම අර්ථකථනයකි ,එවැනි ආදරයක් පිදීමට සැමටම නොහැකිය .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
University Student Protesters Marched Towards Welikada Prison
Although Police have dispersed the University Student Protest march conducted by Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) at Horton Place and near Prime Ministers office Temple Trees this evening (18) Student protesters had marched towards the Welikada Prison in Colombo where the convener of the IUSF Wasantha Mudalige and convener of Inter University Bhikku Federation Venerable Galwewa Siridhamma Thero are being remanded
University Student protesters held a protest march demanding the release of the two conveners who are being remanded by the authorities under the terrorism prevention act .
Police have fired Tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest march conducted by the students of Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) at Horton Place in Colombo-07 this evening (18).
The protest march was held demanding the release of convener of Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige and the convener of Inter University Bhikku Federation Galwewa Siridhamma who were arrested and keeping under detention under the terrorism prevention act .
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees Increased
All Motor vehicle registration fees have been increased with immediate effect according to the Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardane .
The Minister had issued an extra ordinary gazette notification announcing the increase with effect from today (19). Minister has increased the Motor vehicle registration fees under section 237 of the Motor traffic Act (Chapter 203).
Accordingly, the annual revenue license fees, fees for first registration of vehicles, fees for delayed first registration, fees for registration of new owner, delayed registration of new owner, fees for issuing a duplicate of a certificate of registration, fees for registration of garages and other miscellaneous fees have been increased.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Four Suspects Were Arrested With A Haul oF Heroin In Possession -Another Six females Were Detained After Stoning Police
Police have arrested four persons in possession of 14 Grammes and 220 Mili Grammes of Heroin and Six females over stoning the Police officers when they had arrested the suspects at a farm in Pubudupura ,Anuradhapura District yesterday (16).
Police have arrested the four suspects in possession of the haul of heroin at a residence in Pubudupura area and at that time six females had stoned the Police officers to prevent them from getting arrested .,A Police officer was injured due to the incident and admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital for treatment .
Meanwhile the ten suspects who were arrested by the Police are scheduled to be produced before the Anuradhpaura Magistrate Court ..
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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එකිනෙකා වෙනුවෙන් කැප වන ,උපරිමයෙන් ආදරය ,රැකවරණය සපයන බැඳීම් බැඳීමකට දිය හැකි සැබෑම අර්ථකථනය සපයයි ( උපුටා ගැනීමකි ) |
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The Commonwealth Business Forum has inaugurated today (12) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo with the par...
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A Motor Bicycle Rider was critically Injured and Hospitalized due to another underworld type shooting incident occurred at Delgaha Junction...