EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Jan 29, 2023

Sunday, January 29, 2023

වෙනස් වන ලෝකයේ නොවෙනස්වනසුලු ආදර කතා විරලය (උපුටා ගන්නා ලදි)

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.