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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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අනෙකා සතුටු කිරීමට අසීමිත කැපවීම් සිදු කරන එසේ සතුටු කිරීම තම වගකීම ලෙස සලකන ආදරයක් මැනීමට මිම්මක් නොමැත (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Constitutional Council Called Applications To Elect Members Of Independent Commissions
Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane has today (31) announced that the application to appoint the members of the Independent Commissions will be called from tomorrow (01 ) and the deadline for applications will be 15th of February .
Accordingly application will be called to appoint the members of the Independent Commissions ,The national elections commission ,human rights commission ,Judicial services commission ,national police commission ,commission to investigate allegations of bribery and corruption ,procurement commission,national audit commission and the public services commission .
The constitutional council had decided last Monday (30) to publish the advertisement on newspapers regarding the calling an applications to elect the members of the independent commissions
Foirmer Presdient Sirisena Appologized From Public Over Easter Sunday Attacks
The Former president and the current chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena had today (31)apologized from the public over the Easter Sunday attacks carried out during his government .
Addressing a Media Briefing held in Colombo today ,The former President Sirisena had stated that he is seeking apology from God behalf of those who had died and still receiving treatment in hospitals as a result of the Easter Sunday attacks carried out by someone else .He apologized from the Catholic community in the country what described as a tragedy occurred during his presidency without his knowledge
IUSF Convener Wasantha Mudalige Had Been Released From The Charges Of Terrorist Activities
The Convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige who was arrested and held in detention for 89 days under the state of emergency and Terrorism prevention act over supporting terrorist activities had been released from that offense by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today (31).
Meanwhile the members of the Inter University Students Federation had staged a silent protest in front of the Chief Magistrate Court when Mudalige was escorted to the court today .
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Public Utilities Comission Chairman To Take Legal Acton Against CEB Officials
The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake has yesterday (29) stated that a legal action will be taken today (30) against the officers in Electricity board who had failed to provide an uninterrupted power supply during on going GCE Advanced level examination .
Although the Public Utilities Commission had directed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) not to implement the scheduled Daily power cuts during the GCE Advanced Level Examination from 24th of January to 17th of February .CEB has failed to implement the order he has stated.
The Public Utilities Commission chairman had also said that he is awaiting to receive the charge sheet Minister of Power is said to be drafted against him over his opposition to the implementaton of ongoing power cuts .An independent authority cannot rely on political authority he has further stated.
Two Died Due To A Fight At Pulmodei Area
Two persons were killed and another three persons had been injured and hospitalized due to a fight erupted between two factions at Pulmodei area (Easrern Province) yesterday (29).
The injured were admitted to the Trincomalee Base Hospital for treatment .The deceased were of the ages 41 and 45 year old it has been revealed.
A Charge Sheet Against Public Utilities Commision Chairman Is To Be Prepared -Minister Of Power
The preparing of a Charge sheet against the chairman of Public utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake is currently underway according to the Minister Of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare .
All the Government MP's are supporting the preparation of this Charge sheet the Minister has stated.The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission had severely Criticized the managment of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) over implementing the scheduled power cuts continuously without giving relief to the Students sitting for the ongoing GCE Advanced Leval Examination.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
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ඕනෑම අයෙකුට තමන් තරම් තම ආදරයට අවංක අයෙකු නැතැයි හඬ නගා කිව හැකි වුවද එය ඔප්පු කර පෙන්විය හැක්කේ අතළොස්සකට පමණි .බොහෝ දෙනාට නොහැක්කේද එම අතළොස්සට එක් වීමටයි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
A Member Of An Elections Commission Has Not Resigned From The Commision
The Constitutional Council has today (28) announced that not a single member of the National Elections Commission had informed the Council about resigning from the Commission up to now .Some media outlets had reported that the member of the National Elections Commission Mrs.P.S.M Charles had resigned from the Elections Commission ,But up to now she hasn't informed the Council on the resignation the Constitutional Council has stated ,
The President of the Constitutional Council Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane has today (28) stated if a member of the Elections Commission has resigned further action will be taken after being informed on the resignation .
Electricity Board Wants To Continue Power Cuts
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Although the regulator Public Utilities Commission had refused to approve daily Power cuts suggested by the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) ,The CEB had informed the Commission that the scheduled daily power cuts will be implemented as usual due to the lack of resources available with the Electricity Board to avoid these cuts.
Public Utilities Commission had earlier requested the Ceylon Electricity Board to avoid daily scheduled Cower cuts citing the G.CE Advanced level examination currently underway ,until 17th of February .
Friday, January 27, 2023
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තම ආදරයට සැබෑ වටිනාකමක් ලබා දෙන ආදරණීයයන්ගේ ආදර කථාවල නොමියෙන සෙනහසක් ගැබ්ව පවතී (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Two Employees Had Been Injured Due TO a A Fire At Tea Factory
Two employees attached to a Tea factory at Kurunuduwatte in Wetakedeniya (Cemtral Province) had been injured and hospitalized due to a fire occurred at the factory in wee hours of this morning (27) according to the Police.The Tea factory had been completely destroyed due to the fire it has been reported.
The injured employees had been admitted to the Gampola hospital for treatment .Fire trucks attached to Kandy Municipal Council had doused the fire and the cause behind the fire has not yet been revealed.
Three Of A Same House Died Due To A Fire
A Mother and her two children had died due to a sudden fire occurred at a house in Elayapattiwa ,Mankadawala(North Central Province) last night(26).
Accordingly the Mother and her son and daughter aged 05 and 10 years had died due to the fire and the father of the children had been injured whilst attempting to save them it has been reported.
Public Utilities Commission To Refrain From Approving Power Cuts Until 17th of February
The Public Utilities Commission has decided not to approve requests made by Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) to implement Power cuts until 17th of February citing to safeguard the human rights of the students sitting for the G.C.E Advanced level examination according to the chairman of the Commisson Janaka Ratnayake 
The Chairman had informed the General Manager of the Electricity Board on this after the General Manager had requested an approval to implement the daily power cut today (27).
Although the Commission had informed the Ceylon Electeicity Board to refrain from implementing power cuts during the ongoing Advanced level Examinaton ,Power cuts had been implemented since the start of the examination last Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Two Trade Unionists Arrested And Remanded Over Threatening Public Utilities Commisson Members
The Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Ganage had remanded the Spokesperson of United Trade Union Alliance Ananda Palitha and the convener of Electriciry Consumers Association Dhammika Sanjeewa who were arrested over protesting against members of Of Public Utilities Commission in Colombo ,until 26 th of January over the charges of Criminal Influence .
Both trade unionists were arrested by the police on last Momday after they had threatened public utilities commission members over Electricity tariff hike .
Several Organizations Filed A Writ Application Against Electricity Tarrif Hike
Several Organizations had filed a writ application with the Court of Appeal seeking an order to invalidate the Cabinet Decision on Electricity tarrif hike with effect from 01st of January 2023.
The Petitioners had named several including the Minister Of Power anf Energy ,The Ceylon Electricity Board and Cabinet of Ministers as respondents of the case .Several organizations including Electricity Consumers Association and Center for Enviornmental Justice haf filed this writ application before court.
Electricity Board To Reduce Daily Power cut Hours
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to reduce the two hours and twenty minutes long daily power cut to two hours due to the ongoing GCE A/Level examination
The Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardane has stated today (24) that the two hour long proposed power cut will be implemented after 4 p.m from today(24)
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Kealnithissa Powe Plant Was Shut Down
The Kelanithissa Power plant was shut down since this morning (22) due to the shortage of Naptha chemical used to operate the plant it has been reported ..The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) not been able to find enough funds to purchase Naptha chemical and the officials of Ceypetco are currently holding discussions with the officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB ) regarding it according to reports 
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Kelanthissa Power plant generates 165 Mega Watts of power to the national grid
A Former Police Constable Arrested With Narcotics In Possession
A Police Team attached to the Criminal Investigations Division at Kelaniya Division (Western Province) had arrested a former Police Constable in possession of Ice and Kerala Cannabis Narcotics at a SPA in Pattiya Junction ,Kelaniya (Western Province) .
The suspect was formerly attached to the Dematagoda Police and interdicted in 2018 over the charges leveled against him .He is a resident of Palmadulla ,In Ratnapura District .
A Three Wheeler Driver Was Killed Due To Train-Three Wheeler Collison
A Three wheeler driver had died and another person had been injured and hospitalized due to the Three wheeler -train collision at Polwatte railway crossing in Weligama,Matara(Southern Province).The injured was admitted to Matara General Hospital for treatment .
The incident occurred when the Three wheeler attempted to cross the railway crossing collided with the Train traveled to Maradana from Beliatta it has been revealed .The 38 year old Train driver was killed on the spot according to the reports .
Friday, January 20, 2023
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Public Utilities Commission Split In To Two Sections Over Electricity Bill Hike
Public utilities Commission which has the final authority to decide whether to approve Cabinet decision on increasing Electricity bill had broken in to two sections over the Cabinet decision according to the chairman of the Commission Janaka Ratnayake .
The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake had accused at a Press briefing held yesterday (21) that although the four members of the commission including him had opposed initially on increasing the Electricity bill ,President Ranil Wikramasinghe had held a discussion with other three member of the Commission at President's office without inviting him and got approval of those three members for the decision .The Chairman of Public utilities commission had stated that he will take a legal action against other three members of the commission over giving approval for the cabinet decision to increase electricity bill without his consent .,
State Funeral Of First Female Director Of Sinhala Cinema Late Sumithra Pieris To Be Held Today (21)
A State funeral is scheduled to be held today (21) fat the Independence Square in Colombo-07 for the first professional female Cinema director of the Sinhala cinema Dr.Sumithra Pieris who had passed away last Thursday (19) morning whilst receiving treatment in Hospital .She is 88 years old at the time of her death .
Dr.pieris who had married to the pioneer Director in Sinhala Cinema the late Dr.Lester James Pieris recognized internationally as the father of Sinhala cinema had created 10 artistic films and worked as the Director ,Producer ,Screen writer and Editor of those films .Her remains are lied at her sister's residence in Gowers street ,Colombo 05 for public to pay last respect .
Seven Persons Died -Fourty One Students Injured Due To A Bus-Van-Three Wheeler Collision -Bus Had Fallen To A Precipice
Seven persons died and forty one school children had been injured and hospitalized due to a Bus-Van-Three wheeler collision occurred at a risky Keti road at Radalla area in Nanuoya,Nuwara eliya(Central province ) last night (20).
Due to the incident six out of the nine persons travelled in the Van and the driver of the Three wheeler had died and forty one students travelled in the Bus who are students of Thurstan Collage ,Colombo had been injured as the Bus had fallen to a precipice as a result of the collision .All the students in the bus except three admitted to Nuwara Eliya Base Hospital for treatment and their condition is not serious accordance to the hospital sources.
Due to the incident the Bus and the Three wheeler had been damaged severely it has been reported ,The students attached to Thurstan collage Colombo travelled in the bus were on an educational tour to radella area at the time of the incident .,The reason behind the incident has not yet been revealed according to the Police .
Thursday, January 19, 2023
A Nine Hour Water Cut To Be Implemented In Colombo Tomorrow(21)
A 09 hour long Water cut is scheduled to be implemented in five Municipal council areas ,Three Urban council areas and in a Pradesheeya Sabha area in Colombo District tomorrow (21) due to an essential maintenance work at Amabathale Water treatment plant according to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board ,
Accordingly the water supply to Colombo,Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia ,Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte , Kaduwela and Moratuwa Municpal Council areas as well as in Maharagama,Boralesgamuwa and Kolonnnawa Urban council areas and Kotikawatte-Mulleriyawa Pradesheeya Sabha area will be disrupted from 11 a.m to 8 p.m tomorrow the Board has stated .
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is due to carryout a maintenance work at the Ambatale Water treatment plant during the water cut the Board has announced.
At a time Viral fevers like Corona,Influenza and Dengue are spreading rapidly the water cut will put the public in relevant areas in an inconvenience situation .
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Police Fired Tearr Gas To Disperse A Students Protest
Peradeniya Police have fired Tear gas and water canons to disperse a Protest March organized by the University students attached to the Students Union of University Of Peradeniya at Peradeniy area few hours ago according to reports ,
Due to the Protest march launched by the Students attached to the Students Union of Peradeniya University the Colombo -Peradeniya main road from Peradeniya University had been blocked it has been revealed .The group of University students had launched the Protest march demanding to release all the university students including the imprisoned convener of the Inter University Students Federation
A Shortage Of Cards To Print National Identity Cards
Due to the shortage of Cards use to print National Identity Cards the Department For Registrations Of Persons has decided to issue National Identity Cards print in piece of paper as a temporary measure .
This new National Identity card printed in a paper will be valid when sitting for local and International tests and all bank activities the Department has stated .Until next August Cards will not be available to print National Identity Card officials have stated .
This new National Identity card printed in a paper will be valid when sitting for local and International tests and all bank activities the Department has stated .Until next August Cards will not be available to print National Identity Card officials have stated .
A Person Was Injured Due To A Gun Shootinf Incident
A person was injured and hospitalized due to a gun shooting incident at 06th lane in Kotahena area (Colombo_) this evening (18);.The injured person was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment 
Two persons came from a Motorcycle shot and injured the person it has been reported ,The reason behind the incident has not yet been revealed .
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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සැබෑ ආදරයක් බිහි වනුයේ එකිනෙකා කෙරෙහි පවතින අසීමිත විශ්වාසය ,කැපවීම හා නොවෙනස් වන සෙනෙහසක ප්රතිපලයක් වශයෙනි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )(sinama ho tele siththmaka rangnayata seema nowee saba diviyeda ekama sabandathawaya elesama pawathwagena yaame dulaba siduweemaki )
Acceptence Of Nominations For Forthcoming LG Election Commenced
Acceptence of nominations for the forthcoming Local Government (LG)Elections had commenced from 8.30 a.m today (18) and will continue until 12 noon on 21st of January according to the National Elections Commission
According to the commission acceptence of Deposits from the Political parties contesting the Local government election which began on 04th of January will be concluded on 12 ,noon ,21stof January .The date scheduled for the election will be announced on 21 st of January the Elections commissioner Saman Sri Ratnayake has stated.
Price Of Coconuts Are On The Increase
The price of Coconuts at the local market is on the increase according to the sources.In some places the Price of a Coconut had risen to Rs.120 it has been revealed.
According to the Coconut Development Board the reason behind the increasing of Coconut Prices is due to the low harvest of Coconuts reached at the Market .The Board is expecting a harvest of 3300 million Coconuts this year .
Police Have Arrested A University Student Over Killing His Girl Friend
Cinnamon Gardens police have arrested a student attached to the science faculty of the Colombo University over killing his girl friend who was attached to the same University by using a sharp weapon at Colombo race course grounds last morning (17).
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After killing his girl friend the suspect had fled away from the area and Police have arrested the suspect three hours later with the sharp object he used to kill the victim.The Victim was identified as a 24 year old student attached to the third year of the Science faculty at Colombo University resided at Kiriwaththuduwa area,Homagama (Colombo District).The reason behind the murder has not yet been recealed and Police are conducting an investigations over the incident .
Sunday, January 15, 2023
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එල්ල වන බාධක කම්කටොළු ජයගෙන තම ආදරය දිනවිය හැක්කේ සැබෑ ආදරණීයයෙකුට පමණි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
French Authorities Expelled 46 Sri Lankan Migrents Sailed Illegally To French Island
French authorities have expelled 46 Sri Lankan nationals who had attempted to illegally sailed to the Re Union islands in France by a Boat.
The Expelled Sri Lankan migrants had arrived in Sri Lanka last Friday (13) and they were sent to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for a legal action These migrants were arrested by the French police when they have attempted to enter Re Union Islands on 24th of December last year (2022).They have paid Rs.200,000 each for a smuggler in Dehiwala area (Colombo District ) for their journey to re union islands it has been revealed .
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Ten Employees Of JanItorial Service In Anuradhapura Hsopital Hospitalized Due To Toxic Fume
Ten employees attached to the janitorial service of the Anuradhapaura Teaching Hospital (North Central Province) had been admitted to the hospital last morning (14) after falling sick due to the inhaling of a toxic fume whilst removing the Garbage of the Hospital .
Whilst removing the Garbage in the hospital those employees had inhaled a gas leaked from there and fallen sick it has been revealed .However their condition is stable according to the sources.
Electcricity Board Submitted The Cabinet Decision On Increeasing Electricity Bill To Utilities Commission For Approval
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has submitted the Cabinet decision made regarding the increase of Electricity Bill to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval the Board has announced.
Although Cabinet has approved the increase of Electricity Bill no order has been received to implementing the decision the CEB has stated .
Meanwhile the Public Utilities Commission has stated that it is studying the data submitted by the CEB regarding the increase of Electricity Bills and will make a decision on this after making necessary amendments to the proposal if required by consulting the CEB Officials it has been announced.Ceylon Electricity Board is scheduled to be announced the implementation of the Electricity Bill increase based on the recommendations and orders make by the Public Utilities Commission ,
Friday, January 13, 2023
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යහපත් දිවියක් ගත කළ යුත්තේ තමන් පමණකැයි සිතමින් අනුන්ට වල කපමින් ඔවුන්ව පහළට ඇද දැමීම සැම තැනකම දක්නට ලැබේ .එය ගුණමකුවන්ගේ සිරිතයි .එහෙත් එවැනි බහුතරයක් දෙනා අතර තමන් ආදරය කරන අයටද එවැනි ජීවිතයක් හිමි විය යුතු බව සිතමින් කැපවීම් කළ හැක්කේ සැබෑ ආදරණීයයෙක්ට පමණකි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Wholesale Price Of A Kilo Gramme Of Wheat Flour Had Been Reduced
The wholesale price of a Kilo Gramme of Wheat flour had been reduced to Rs.195 according to Wholesale trade Association in Pettah.
As a sufficient stock of Wheat flour is available in the Wholesale market the price has been dropped the Association has stressed ,
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