Petroleum Corporation Has Rejected A Shipment Contained Sub Standard Diesel Arrived From Dubai

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC) has send back a ship contained 40,000 metric tonnes of sub standard Diesel arrived at the Colombo Harbor  from Dubai on last Saturday(22).the consignment of substandard Diesel in the said ship was subjected to thorough tests and inspections and results shown it contained substandard Diesel  the CPC sources said.

After the tests the supplier has agreed to take back that substandard stock of Diesel  and supply a new quality stock of Diesel sources added.due to the rejection of 40,000 metric tonnes of sub standard Diesel there is no shortage of Diesel in the country at present sources further said.

Disaster Managment Center Has Advised People Around Kelani River To Be Vigilant In Rising Water Levels

The Disaster Management Center(DMC) has advised the people living around the Kelani River to be vigilant as spill gates in Castlereagh Reservoir will be opened and water levels are expected to  rise.

Yesterday(22) Disaster Management Center has advised the people using water in Mahaveli River at Peradeniya ,Gampola and Katugastota Areas to be vigilant as the spill gates in Kotmale Reservoir have been opened.

Meanwhile the Met Department has said showers will be occurred at times in Sabaragamuwa,Western,Central and Southern Provinces and may have extended to North Western Province too. some ares will be experienced heavy showers up to 100 mile meters met department has said.

Met Deparatment Requesting Fishing Community To Refrain From Fishing Rough Sea Areas

The Meteorology Department has today(23) issued warnings to the Fishing Community requesting  refrain from fishing  sea areas of the coasts from Mannar to Potuvil via Galle and Trincomalee to Jaffna as those sea areas will be rough assisted with strong winds.the winds in the given sea areas will be up to 50-70 Kilo Meters per hour.

Sri Lanka Imposed 10%Tax On All Gold Imports.

Sri Lankan Government has decided to impose 10% tax on all Gold imports with immediate effect according to government sources.government has imposed 5% customs duty and 5% surcharge on Gold Imports sources revealed.

The main reasons behind this decision are recent increase in gold imports ,the increase in smuggling gold to Sri Lanka illegally  and due to tax imposed  by India on gold imports government sources added.recently Sri Lankan Air Port Customs arrested several people who smuggled gold in to the country.

Before imposing the tax a 24 carrot gold was sold at Rs.47,000 and now the price stands at rs.4000-5000 more sources said.

Severe Shoratge Of Dental Drugs Paralyzed The Dental Fillings And Treatement In Governemnt Dental Clinics

Due to the severe shortage of five essential drugs and surgical items used for dental fillings and treatment the dental fillings and treatment in Colombo Dental  Institute and 100 other government dental clinics are   restricted according to Government Dental Surgeons Association.

The dental drugs and surgical items Euginol.GIC,Composite bonding,mercury use for amalgam filling and 0.5 m.m stainless steel wire use for fractured teeth and jaw bones are out of stock these days in dental clinics and medical supplies division the association has said in a letter sent to the health ministry secretary Dr.Nihal Jayathilake today(20).if the authorities not taken steps to supply these out of stock drug and surgical items with immediate effect dental filling and dental treatment in government dental clinics will be stopped within next few days.

Navy Has Arrested Another Passenger Boat Illegaly Sailing Towards Australia

Sri Lankan Navy today(19) has arrested another boat carrying around 80 persons who are heading towards Australia in the eastern seas of Batticloe.due to increasing  the number of  passenger boats trying to sail illegally to Australia the Navy has increased the intelligence services  as well as the number of routine patrols  by several folds.

Four Passengers Died As Their Bus Fallen Into A Precipice

Four Passengers including a School Student have died and 70  injured when the bus they traveled in had fallen  to precipice in Seeta Eliya,area in Nuwara Eliya this evening .the injured have been admitted to Nuwara Eliya General Hospital and several of them are in serious condition according to hospital sources.the bus driver was amongst the deceased.

The bus was on an educational tour and had arrived from passara-namunukula region.