THOUGHT OF THE DAY 1

Government To Set Up A Welfare Center To Uplift The Life Of War Affected Widows In North

The government has decided to set up a welfare center at Kilinochchi District in the Northern Province to assist   thousands of widows who affected due to the three decade old war there.There are around 50,000 families in the Northern Province headed by women and these families are facing numerous difficulties when providing food,education and accommodation needs of their children the Prime Minister's Office has said.

The new welfare center planning to set up will be called as the "National Center For the Upliftments Of The Household" and it  will facilitate thousand of widows in the north who have lost their spouses during the war the Prime Minister's Office has said in a statement.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY FROM WORDS OF WISDOM

Sri Lankan President Arrived Pakistan For A Three Day Official Visit

President Maithripala Sirisena had arrived Pakistan today (05) for a three day official visit.President Sirisena was greeted by Sindh State Chief Minister Sayed Qaim Ali Shah when he arrived the Karachchi International Air Port this evening.

Later President flew to Islamabad and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff had greeted him at the Air Port.Sri Lankan President  was accompanied by  Ministers Mangala Samaraweera,A.H.M Fowzie and Rishard Baduideen .

President Sirisena is due to hold bi lateral talks with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Shariff and President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday .He is also due to sign number of memorandums of understanding and agreements in various fields with Pakistani counterparts following the talks..

Up Country Train Service Disrupted Due To A Derailment

Due to the derailment of a fuel transport train which traveled from  nawalapitiya to hatton this morning the train service of the up country rail track has been disrupted according to the main railway control room .

The fuel transport train which traveled to Hatton had derailed near the  Watawala Railway Station and two fuel tanks had faced the derailment it has been reported.The railways department is currently trying to restore the  train service normalcy.

An Electrically Powered Elevator To Be Installed At Historical Sigiriya Rock Fortress

An elevator powered by Electricity is due to be installed at historical Sigiriya Rock Fortress soon  without harming it's cultural values and attractiveness according to the Director General Of Archaeology Department Dr.Senerath Dissanayake.

The main purpose  of installing an elevator at Sigiriya Rock Fortress is to facilitate disabled and elderly people who are not able to climb the rock fortress Dr.Dissanayake has said.

The government is planning  to modernize  the Sigiriya which is known as the most visited historical site in Sri Lanka in a bid to attract more tourists  to the historical site he has stressed .