New Fares Introduced For Kottawa-Kaduwela Outer Circular Express Highway

The fares charge from vehicles using  new Kottawa-Kaduwela  outer circular express highway have been announced today.according to the fares announced light vehicles using outer circular express highway will be charged with Rs.100 and heavy vehicles need to pay Rs.300.

The Public Bus Service in the express highway is due to be launched after the inauguration of newly built Galle-Matara Express High Way on 15th of March according to authorities.

The first phase of Kottawa-Kaduwela outer circular express highway which is 11 kilo meters long
was inaugurated yesterday(08) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha.

Sri Lankan Cricketers Won The Asia Cup By Beeting Pakistan

Sri Lanka beet Pakistan by 5 wickets and won the Asia Cup for the fifth time today during the finals played  in Bangladesh.Pakistan who won the toss and elected to bat first managed to reach 260 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 50 overs  and in a reply Sri Lankan Cricketers reached the target in 46.2 overs by loosing only 5 wickets.opener Lahiru Thirimanna top scored with 101 runs and Mahela Jayawardena scored 75 runs to anchor Sri Lankan innings.

Fast Bowler Lasith Malinga has taken all the 5 wickets fallen in the Pakistani Innings and finished as highest wicket taker in Asia Cup this year.lahiru thirimanne has received the player  of the series .award.

New Kaduwela-Kottawa Outer Circular High Way Has Inaugurated

The first phase of the new outer circular highway from Kottawa to Kaduwela was inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksha this evening.the 11 kilo meter circular highway was constructed at a cost of Rs.27 billion with the financial assistance from Japan.

Through the new  outer circular highway inaugurated today  it will take only 8 minutes to reach kaduwela from kottawa.the highway is joined to the katunayaka and southern express highways and it compromised with three phases including 8.9 kilo meters long Kaduwela-Kadawatha  and 9.2 kilo meters long kadawatha-kerawalapitiya highways.

Customs Officials Have Arrested 36 Killo Grammes Of Heroin Stored Inside Bolt Nails

The Customs Officials have arrested 36 Killo Grammes Of Heroin stored inside a container at Orugodawatta Container Yard last Thursday(06) night and handed over the stock to Police Narcotics Division for further investigations.the stock of heroin is believed to be worth around Rs.36 million according to sources.

The said stock of heroin was stored inside a  Bolt Nails and  it has found that these nails were faked ones.four person have been arrested in regard of importing this narcotic stock .the customs officials raided Orugodawatta Container yard lat Thursday
following the instructions of International Crime Agency in London.

A Pakistani National is believed to be exported these heroin contained Nail Container to the address of Five Star Hotel In Colombo.the suspected Pakistani National has still not arrested.

Police has been conducting further investigations on the incident.

562 Election Related Violences Reported From Western And Southern Provinces

A total number of 562 complaints and incidents related to election violence have been reported from western and southern provinces up to now according to election monitoring organization CAFFE(Campaign For Free And Fair Elections). the report issued by CAFFE regarding the election violence's has stated that out of the said number around 538 were complaints against violation of  election laws and 24 were act of  violence's.

 The provincial Council elections for the  Western and Southern Provincial Councils are scheduled to be held on 29th of March.

First Draft Resolution Urged Sri Lanka To Investigate On Human Rights Violations Circulated In Geneva

The first draft resolution which urged Sri Lankan government to investigate all attacks by individuals or groups on religious places and  to take steps prevent  such attacks in future was circulated during the first day of 25th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva-Switzerland  on Monday.the draft resolution is calling Sri Lankan Government  to conduct independent and credible investigations in to violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law it has been reported.

This resolution was sponsored by United States,United Kingdom,Northern Ireland,Montenegro,Macedonia and Mauritius  Islands titled" promoting reconciliation ,accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka" .

Government Hospital Radiographers To Be Launched An Island Wide Work To Rule Campaign

The Radiographers attach to all government hospitals are to be launched an island wide continuous work to rule campaign from tomorrow(04) by demanding solutions for seven of their service demands.due to this trade union action all the radiography tests performs in government hospitals including x ray,C.T Scan and MRI tests will  not be performed in government hospitals  after 4 p.m from tomorrow  the Government Radiography Technologists Union has said.

The extra  radiography tests performs in morning session also will be cancelled during this trade union action the union has stressed.however emergency tests will be performed during the work to rule campaign and  if the authorities failed to meet the radiographers demands by tomorrow they are to be withdrawn from all emergency services with effect from this Wednesday(05) the president of Radiography Technologists Union Daramakeerthi Apa has said.

The Radiographers attach to Maharagama,Cancer,Lady Ridgway Children's ,De Soyza ,Castle Street ,Peradeniya Children's  hospitals will not be participated the said trade union action due to a humanitarian reasons he has stressed.

The seven demands produced by Radiography Technologists Union included the scrapping  the Diploma Training Course of radiographers, increasing the increments of Radiographers and stopping the harassment faced by female radiography technologists .