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Friday, October 12, 2018

FROM BUDDHISM

A Person Was Critically Injured Due To Motor Car -Train Collision -Wife Escaped While Husband Was In The Car

A 57 year old Person Was critically injured and hospitalized

after the Motor Car he was driving in Colliding with a Train travelling from Aluthgama to Galle when attempting to cross the Railway crossing at Nagaratne road in Galle this morning (12).

The critically injured person who is a resident of GInThota area has been admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital for treatment.Later he was transferred to a normal Ward it has been revealed.

The Wife of the injured who was also in the Car at the time of the incident had escaped by getting out of the car after seen the arrival of the Train it has been reported.

Price Of White Sugar To Be Reduced From Midnight Tonight

The price of White sugar to be reduced with effect from midnight tonight (12)according to the Consumer Affairs Authority.

Accordingly the maximum retail Price of a Kilo of Non Packetted White Sugar will be reduced to Rs.100 and a maximum price of a Kilo of Packetted White Sugar will be reduced to Rs.105 .

Suppliers ,Distributors and Traders should not have sold the White sugar more than the given prices and Sugar Importers should be sold a Kilo Gramme of White Sugar to Rs.92 the Authority has said.

A legal action will be taken against those who are not selling the White sugar for the fixed prices the Consumer Affairs Authority has stated.

The price reduction of the White sugar will be implemented as per the recommendation of Cost of Living Committee attached to the Cabinet .

A Female Passanger Was Killed And 50 Others Injured Due To A Collision Of Two Buses

A 74 year old female passanger was

killed and around 50 passangers have been injured and hospitalized due to a collision of two buses near the Bus stand at Lunugamvehera on Hambanthota -Wellawaya main road this morning (12).

The injured including the drivers of two buses have been admitted to the Hambanthota Base,Lunugamvehera and Denmbarawewa Hospitals for treatment where the critically injured female had succumbed to her injuries at Hambanthota Hospital.

The incident occurred when a Private Bus travelling from Matara to Ampara had collided with a Sri Lanka Transport Board Bus travelling from Dehiatta kandiya to Matara it has been revealed.

Supreme Court Judge Nalin Perera Has Sworn In As New Chief Justice

Supreme Court Judge Nalin Perera has sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka today (12)before the President Maithripala Sirisena at Presidents official residence in Colombo .

He has been appointed as the replacement for the outgoing Chief Justice Priyasad Depp who had retired today.

The senior Supreme Court Judge Nalin Perera was nominated as the suitable candidate for the Chief Justice post by President Sirisena and sent his name to the Constitutional Council for approval.

The Council met today had approved the name of Supreme Court Judge Nalin Perera for the post.