Mass Rallies On US Gun Control Begins

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-

canada-43526413

Milk Powder Importers Were Given Permission To Increase Milk Powder Prices Per Rs.80 Per A Kilo Gramme-Infant Milk Powders Excluded

The Commitee of Cost Of Living has given approval to the local Milk Powder Companies to increase imported Milk Powder from Rs.80 per a Kilo Gramme excluding the Infant Milk Powder products , as per the requests made by local Milk Powder importers from Consumer Affairs Authority.

The local Milk Powder Importers had requested the Consumer Affairs Authority the permission to increase the prices of Imported Milk Powder due to the rising prices of Milk Powder in the World Market and after forwarding these requests to the Cost Of Living Committee it gave the  approval to the price increase yesterday(23).

The Gazette Notification regarding the price increase of imported Milk Powder due to be issued during next week according to the Authority.

QUOTES FOR LIFE

A Wild Elephant Was Killed Due To An Electrocution

A wild elephant was killed due to an

• 

electrocution at Randeniya in Wellawaya area this morning(24) according to reports.

The deceased Elephant was killed after colliding with an Electric line installed illegally it has been revealed.

The Wellawaya Police along witb Wellawaya Divisional Wild Life Office are conducting an investigation over the incidentm

Two Passangers Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Road Accident

Two persons have been injured and

hospitalized after the Three Wheeler they were travelling in veering off the road and toppled over to a 60 foot deep precipice at 9th post in Badulla-Passara road last evening(23).

The injured were admitted to the Badulla General Hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Three Wheeler reported as jumped out of the Three Wheele

IOC Increases Prices Of Diesal And Petrol

The Indian Oil Company (IOC) in Sri Lanka had increased their Diesal and Petrol prices from Rs.5 and Rs.9 per liter respectively with effect from midnight last night(23).

Accordingly the new price of a Lanka IOC -LP 92 Diesal Liter in IOC Oil refilling centers after the price increase will be Rs.100 per a liter of Diesal and Rs.126 per a liter of Petrol.The prices of other special varieties of fuel sell by IOC had also increased according to the authorities.

The prices of Diesal,Petrol and other varieties of Fuel have been increased due to the price of a Crude Oil barrel has been  increased up to  US Dollars 69 in the world market IOC has stated.

Due to the previous prices of Diesal and Petrol in Sri Lanka the company has incurred a loss of Rs.17  per Diesal Liter and Rs.12 per a liter of Petrol company has said.IOC is expecting a tax reduction from the government to reduce the prices that have increased since midnight last night it has been announced.

However state owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will not increase the Fuel prices at the moment it has been announced.

A 11 Year Old School Boy Was Killed Due To A Bicycle-Jeep Collision

A 11 year old school boy was killed

after the Bicycle he had ridden colliding with a Jeep at bogahavila area on Madawachchiya-Rathmalgahawewa main road (North Central Province)last evening(23).

The deceased had been  identified as a resident of Bogahavila in Rathmalgahawewa area.

Police have arrested the lawyer who driven the Jeep and a resident of rambakulama in Vavuniya over the incidentm