Four persons including Three Army Officers and a Buddhist Monk had been arrested by the Special Police Task Force Force STF). Over entering to an archeological site at Mawadiodal in Karadiyanaru arra of Batticaloa District (Eastern Province) illegally without a permission .
Those persons were arrested over scanning the ground of Mawadiodal area in search of Buried treassure it has been reported .
A 72 year old Estate worker had died and another worker had been critically injured and hospitalized due to a wasp attack occurred Whilst working at the firham estate in Lindula, Thalawakale area according to Limdula Police.
The critically injured workers were admitted to Lindula Provincial Hospital where one of them had died on admission.The Other worker is currently reciving treatment at the Lindul hospital .
The Bus fare will be reduced by 12.9 percent with effect from midnight tomorrow(30)coincided with the price reduction of fuel according to the State minister of Transport Lasantha Alagiyawanna.
Accordingly the minimum Bus fare will be reduced to Rs.30 from Rs.39.
Government had reduced the prices of Petrol ,Diesel and Kerosene Oil with effect from midnight tonight (29) amidst the island wide trade union action launched by the employees attached to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).
Accordingly the Price of a Liter of Octane 92 Petrol will be reduced by Rs.60 ,A Liter of Octane-95 Petrol will be reduced by Rs.135 ,A liter of White Diesel will be reduced by Rs.80 and Super diesel liter by Rs.45 the CPC Had announced.A Liter of Kerosene Oil had also reduced by Rs,10
According to the new price reduction the new prices of Octane -92 petrol is Rs.340 ,A liter of Octane -95 Petrol is Rs.375.A Liter of White Diesel is Rs,325 and a liter of Super Diesel is Rs.465 /The Liter of Kerosene Oil is Rs.295 .
The report on the Eggs that were imported from India is scheduled to
be issued tomorrow(29) according to the Animal Production and Health
Department .
However the Department has not yet taken any action to release the stock of 02 million eggs imported from India to meet the egg shortage in the county ,from the Colombo harbor it has been reported.
Meanwhile the Egg shortage that occurred in many super markets and shops prevails today as well .
As the Fuel distribution Island wide is being carried out with the help of Armed Forces ,Public should not panic over a fuel shortage Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare has stated .
Employees of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) had commenced an island wide trade union action against the cabinet decision taken to handover the monopoly of the CPC to three foreign companies.
According to the Minister sufficient stocks of Fuel is available in the country at present ,Therefore there's no need to panic over a shortage .However queues can be seen in front of Fuel stations these days due to the fuel shortage according to the reports.
One of the most popular Veteran Musicians and Singers produced by Sri Lanka Sangeetha Nipun Professor /Visharada,Sanath Nandasiri had passed away this morning (28) at the age of 81 .
Peofessor Nandasiri who had served as the chancellor of the University of Aesthetic Studies in Colombo.was one of the pioneer musicians Produced by Sri Lanka and sung many melodious songs during his six decade long career including Samugannedo,Mamanam asai ahanna nayana,Wasana wewa,Dangakara oya,dasa ,Mululowa magen asawi,Du Anuradha,Yashodara,Mage ratata,dalada himi saranai,Awilunu ginidal and Sovin piri mage hadawatha songs .
His funeral is due to take place at Borella cemetary on this saturday evening (01).
May he attain supreme bliss of nibbana.
Employees attached to Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) are being launched an Island wide trade union action as a protest against the government's decision to handover the monopoly of CPC to three companies in China,Australia and USA .
Due to the trade union of CPC Employees ,Filling of fuel to the Bowsers had been stopped and fuel shortage has been occurred usland wide as a result.
Earlier Ceylon Petroleum Corporation employees had conducted a,Satgyagraha campaign in front of the Coroporation's head office in colombo against the government's decision .
යමෙකුට ආදරය /සෙනෙහස දැක්ව්මේදි අනුන්ට පෙනෙන්නට රන්ගනයේ යෙදෙන්නෝ බොහෝය.එහෙත් සැබැ ආදරයක් පැරදවීමට එවැනි ව්යාජ ආදරයන්ට කිසිදා හැකි නොවනු ඇත(උපුටා ගැනීමකි)
The price of of a Milk Tea will be decreased by Rs.10 with effect from tomorrow(27)due to the price reduction of Milk powder according to the All Ceylon Canteen Owners Association.
Accordingly the Price of a Milk Tea cup will
The price of a 01 Kilo gramme pack of Milk Powder will be reduced by Rs.200 and 400 gramme pack by Rs.80 with effect from tomorrow the Milk Powder Importors Association has stated.
A Bus and a Three Wheeler parked in front of a Garage at Mabulgoda area in Homagama (Colombo) had been completely destroyed due to a gun shooting incident occurred in the wee hours of this morning (26)according to the Homagama Police.
Two unidentified persons arrived in a Motorcycle had fired gunshots from a T-56 firearm and done the damage it has been reported.The cause behind the gun shooting incident has not yet been revealed.
Homagama Police are conducting an investigations on the incident .
Life saving guards attached to the Panadura Police had rescued four persons belongs to a same family who were drowned whilst bathing at Panadura sea coastal area(Western province) last evening 25).
The drowned persons had been drifted away by rough sea waves for around 50 meter distance it has been reported.However life saving guards attached to Panadura police had rescued them and admitted to the Panadura hospital for treatment.
There's no threat of spreading Listeria bacterial infection in Sri Lanka at present according to the Epidemiology Unit .
Although some had rumoured that the three deaths occurred at Sripadha area recently might be due to the Listeria infection it has not yet been confirmed the unit had stated
The Election Commission is due to hold a meeting today (23)to decide whether to hold the Local government elections on 25 th of April this year as planned earlier .
The secretaries of All parties are
The Muslim Community in Sri Lanka is scheduled to commence fasting from Dawn tomorrow(24) for the month of Ramadan the Grand Mosque in Colombo has announced.
However the full moon has not yet been sighted yesterday (22) as usual the Mosque has stated .
Sri Lanka had received the first installment of the International Monetary Fund's extended loan facility President Ranill Wikramasinghe had informed the Parliament today (22). Accordingly Rs.330 million had been received by Sri Lanka as the first installment of the debt faculty President has stated.
Sri Lanka is expecting another loan worth US Dollars 7 billion from the other factions including the World Bank he has stressed
Four youth had drowned and disappeared whilst bathing in Ellawala Water fall in Wellawaya Police division at Monaragala District (Uva Province) today (21)according to the Police.
Four out of the Ten youth who had visited the Ellawala Water fall to take a bath had drowned and disappeared in the waters it has been reported.,The Disappeared youth were residents of Kalmunai and seindamarudu areas of the ages 22 and 23 years it has been reported .
Sri Lanka is not a Bankrupt Country anymore as the International Monitory Fund (IMF) had decided to grant the extended loan facility to Sri Lanka President Ranil Wikramasinghe has stated.Even world is not consider Sri Lanka as a bankrupt country hereafter he has stressed by issuing a special statement today (21).
After IMF Granting the extended loan facility to Sri Lanka ,the country will recon structure it's debt and begin their deals as usual he has stated.
සැබැවින්ම ආදරයට සැබැ අරුතක් ලබා දෙන ,කැපවිම් සිදු කරන ආදරයක් කිසි දින එකිනෙකා හැර නොයයි(උපුටා ගැනිනි)
Five persons had been injured and hospitalized after the houses they were in at kabaragala area in liyangahawela ,Bandarawela completely destroyed due to a,soil mound collapsed over them.Altogether 10 houses had been destroyed due to the soil mound it has been reported.
The injured were hospitalized and the condition of four out of the five persons that had been hospitalized is critical it has been reported.
The soil mound was collapsed over houses due to a rough water wave it has been reported.
The 18 hair pin bends section(Dahaate wanguwa) of the Kandy -Mahiyanganaya main road had closed down from 8 pm tonight (20) until 5 a.m tomorrow(21) morning due to a risk of falling sand mounds to the road according to the Road Development Authority.
The 18 hairpin bends section was closed down last evening due to the risk of falling sand mounds and the section was re- opened for traffic this morning.
National Building Research Organization (NBRO) had issued landslide warnings to three districts in the island today (20) due to the adverse weather condition prevailing in the island at present .
Accordingly NBRO had issued landslide warnings to Badulla ,Matale and Galle districts due to the adverse weather condition prevailing in ,People living in Mountainous and slope areas in those districts should be vigilant over the symptoms of landslides according to the NBRO officials .
Two minor tremors had been reported from Kirinda (Southern Province)and Gomarankadawala (Eastern Province)areas since last evening (18) according to Geologocal Surveys and Mines Bureau .
Accordingly the first minor tremor was reported with a magnatude of 2.6 in richter scale from Kirinda,area last evening and the second tremor with a magnatude of 3 in Richter scale was reported from Gomarankadawala area in early hours of this morning.
The Escadale Private Tea factory at Park Estate in Kandapola,Nuwara Eliya district had been completely destroyed due to a sudden fire occurred in the factory in wee hours of last morning (18) according to the reports.
The fire trucks belong to Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council and police officers attached to Kandapola Police had jointly doused the fire before it speead further.
No casualties has been reported due to the incident and the cost of thd damage occurred due to the fire has not yet been estimated according to the authorities .Kandapola Police are investigating to find out the cause behind the fire .
A landslide threat is being occurred in three districts Due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country at present according to the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).
Employees attached to National Water supplies And Drainage Board including Engineers had lauched a continuous Work to rule campaign demanding solutions for their
If the authorities failed to give solutions to tbeir demands a stern trade union action will be taken against it the Trade Unions have stated.
The Notorious Criminal " Buru Moona "who had escaped whilst in Police custody had been arrested in Awissawella area by the Police yesterday (17).
The suspect was arrested by the Immigration and Emigration officials at Katunayake International Airport whilst attempting to fly to Dubai and handed over to the Katinayaka Police from where he had escaped on 03rd of March.
Buru Moona had acted as the Gunman in nine murder cases according to the Police.
President Ranil Wikramasinghe had suspended and dissolved the Teachers Transfer Board attached to the Ministry Of Education with immediatte effect.
Accordingly 12,500 transfers of teachers scheduled to be implemented under the recommendation of teachers transfer board will be abolished with this move it has been reported.
Former MP J Sri Ranga has been arrested by the Police today (17) whilst receiving treatment at Colombo South Teaching Hospital over influencing witnesses of an accident occurred at Vavuniya in 2011.
The Former MP was admitted to the hospital at the time police were searching to arrest him
Two persons died after the Motor car they were traveling in colliding with a Train at level crossing between Koggla and Thalpe areas in Koggla area (Southern Province) yesterday (16).The incident occurred when the driver of the car had recklessly driven the car over the level crossing when the train had been plying from Colombo to Beliatta .
The deceased were 35 year old male and his 80 year old grand mother resided in Ahangama area according to the Police.Habaraduwa Police are conducting an Investigation on the incident .
Due to the Adverse weather Conditions prevailing at present National Building Research Organization (NBRO) had issued landslide warnings to Kurunagala and Ratnapura districts .
People living in slope and Mountainous areas in Kurunagala and Ratnapura Districts are being advised to be cautious of symptoms of landslides.
Except two catagories of all the professions in 47 sectors which launched an Island Wide strike on last Wednesday (15) against the tax system introduced by the government and several other demands had called off the strike last morning (16).
Accordingly University lecturers have decided to continue their strike action and Engineers attached to Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had decided to continue their work to rule campaign until 21 st of March .University lecturers had decided to refrain from participating marking G,C E A,/L examination papers during their strike .
Professions including Teachers ,Bankers,Health employees,Postal workers,Electricity board/Water board/Railways department/Ports authority employees had launched this strike against the new tax system introduced by the government.
Services belongs to around 40 sectors are scheduled to be launched an Island Wide strike tomorrow (15) against the proposed new tax system introduced by the government.
Employees attached to Health ,Education ,Transport ,Ports ,Postal .Electricity,Water and University academics are scheduled to be participated this trade union action .
Meanwhile Government has declared several state sectors as an essential services .Those who are involved in trade union actions by violating the gazette noto9fication issued will be severely punished according to the law authorities have stated ,
As all essential services in the state sector including teachers ,doctors Railways employees ,Transport employees and Harbor workers are due to launch an Island wide strike tomorrow (15) against the increased tax system of the government authorities have decided to Cancel all examinations scheduled to be held in schools at Western Province tomorrow .
The exams scheduled to be held in schools attached to Western Province will be held on 21st of March according to the Western Provincial Education Authorities .
Government cancelled the leave of All Railways Department employees with immediate effect following the decision taken by the Locomotive Railway Engineers Union to launch an Island wide strike tomorrow(15) against the new tax system introduced by the Government 
The General Manager of the Sri Railways Department had advised the Railways Authorities to seeking explanation from the workers who are not reporting to work tomorrow .
President Ranil Wikranmsinghe had issued an extra ordinary Gazette Notification on 27th of February by declaring Sri Lanka Railways as ans essential service . `
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