Public Utilities Commission Refused To Give Permission To Extend Power Cut Hours

Public Utilities Commission had refused to give a permission to the request made by Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) to extend the daily Power cut by an additional one hour according to the Commission  .Public Utilities Commission had turned down the request made by CEB as the Board has failed to justify the request .

Ceylon Electricity Board has maintained one hour and twenty minutes long power cut in last few days and but had requested to increase the duration from another one hour to two hours and twenty minutes at a time  hydro catchment areas have received heavy showers .

Accordingly all the groups from A to W   will experience one hour and twenty minutes long daily power cuts further from 6 p.m to 10 p.m.

Navy Arrested Two Persons With A Stock Of Kerala Cannabis

 Sri Lanka Navy had arrested two persons along with more than 155 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in their possession during a raid  carried out in Ilanthadiya area in Norochholai (North western province ) today (23) .

The suspects are of the ages  35 and 40 years resides in Ragama area .Sri Lanka Navy had  handed over the two suspects along with the stock of Kerala Canabies  were handed over to the Norochcholai Police for  a legal action .