EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Jul 23, 2022

Saturday, July 23, 2022

මාතෘ ස්නේහය කිසි දින මිල කළ නොහැකිවූ ආත්මීය සෙනහසකි(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

Main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya Requested Premier To Covene The Parliament

The main opposition SamagI Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party had today (23) requested Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane to convene the Parliament on this Monday (25) to debate on the Military attack taken place against the Peaceful protesters at Gota Go Gama in Galle face and current situation in the country .

In a letter sent to the Prime Minister .The chief Opposition whip Lakshman Kirirella has stated that the attack on the protesters at " Gota Go " gama in Galle face green by the military in wee hours of Friday was a blow to the democracy .

Station Masters Commenced A 48 Hour Long Strike

All the station masters attached to the Sri Lanka Railways Department had commenced a 48 hour token strike from 6 p.m this evening (23) over the new Train ticket fare revision .

As the increased Prices of Train tickets are high Station Masters are demanding a fair revision of Train ticket fares .Sri Lanka Railways Department had announced that the Train ticket fares will be increased with effect from this evening ,However Station Masters had said they will be selling the Trian tickets at the old price .

President Instructed Officials To Issue Fuel To School Buses And Vans

President Ranil Wikramsinghe had today (23) instructed the relevant authorities to issue fuel to Vans and Buses transporting School Children from this evening through the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) Depots.

As Schools are scheduled to be re opened from Monday (25 ) President directed officials to expedite the issuance of fuel for School vans/Buses and Public transport system .

All government and private schools which had been closed down on last week of June as a result of the paralyzing of the Public transport system are scheduled to be re opened this Monday and from next week School children are being asked to come to school only three days per week until further notice due to the current fuel crisis.

Accordingly Schools will be opened only on Mondays ,Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice and on Wednesdays and Fridays school children need to be studied through online the Ministry of Education had stated ,