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Saturday, June 18, 2022
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Eastern Terminal In Colombo Harbor Will Not Hand Over To A Foreign Company-Minister Of Ports
The Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Harbor will not be handed over either to the Adani Company in India or to any other private company as planned earlier Minister of Ports ,Shipping and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva has stated yesterday (17).
The Eastern terminal of the Colombo harbor will be continued to function under the Sri Lanka Ports Authority it self the Minister has stated .Sri Lanka Ports Authority has planned to purchase few cranes for the terminal from a Chinese company at a cost of US Dollars 278 million he has stressed .
Six Policemen Were Injured Due To A Tense Situation In Athurugiriya Fuel Station
Six Policemen were injured and hospitalized due to a tense situation occurred at a Fuel station in Athurugiriya area (Colombo District ) according to the Department Of Police .
The injured Policemen were admitted to the Homagama District Hospital for treatment, They were injured when they have arrived at the Fuel station to control a tense situation occurred among the people in queue after finishing the fuel in the station.
Police have arrested Nine persons including a female regarding the incident ,
Ministry Of Education To Close All Schools In Major Cities Next Week- Students to Learn Online
Ministry Of Education has decided to close down all the schools in Major cities and suburbs for a week period from next Monday to Friday due to the transport difficulties faced by School children as a result of the current fuel shortage in the country .
The school children in those schools which are due to be closed next week will be attended online classes daily from 8 a.m to 1 p.m during that period the Ministry has stated ,
Meanwhile the Public Utilities Commission has stated that there will be no more power cuts from 8 a.m to 1 p.m next week due to the online classes conducted for school children ,
Twenty One Member Cabinet Of The New Govt. Assumed. duties Today(19)
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
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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...
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Around 40 percent of the Ice Cream Varieties available in Food Parlors, Super Markets and Mobile Vans within the City Of Colombo are harmful...