A Heavy Traffic Is Being Reported From Town Hall Due To Anti SAITM Protest March-Ward Place Has Been Closed

A heavy traffic congestion is being reported from the Town Hall area at the moment  due to the Anti SAITM Protest March currently moving towards the University Grants Commission Building at Ward Place in Colombo according to the Police.

Police have temporarily closed the Ward Place and tightened the security in the area  due to this situation it has been reported.

The Protest march is organized by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) by opposing not providing a solutions for the  SAITM (Malabe Private Medical Collage ) issue and it was started in front of the University of Kelaniya this noon.

Due to the protest a heavy traffic congestion had been reported on Colombo-Kandy road as well earlier.

Meanwhile the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court has ordered the protestors today to protest within the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court's jurisdiction without interrupting public life and or damaging properties .

Train Drivers Suspended Their Scheduled Strike Action

The Strike action scheduled to be launched by the Train Drivers from this noon(09) over a salary anomaly problem has been suspended according to the Train Engine Drivers Union.

The decision to suspend the strike action has been taken after  the government has submitted a Cabinet Paper on new approved Salary scales for the Train drivers to remove Salary Anomaly  of  them  and approval given to it by the Cabinet  it has been revealed.

The strike action was earlier scheduled to be launched from midnight yesterday night and it was postponed until this noon by the Railway unions.

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A Cab Driver Was Critically Injured Due To A Cab-Bus Collision

A  Cab Driver was critically injured and hospitalized after the Cab he was driving colliding with a Private Bus at Hatton ,Vanrajawatte area in Hatton-Bagawanthalawa main Road last evening(08).

The Critically injured Driver was admitted to the Dikoya Base Hospital for treatment.

The Cab was severely damaged due to the head on collision accident it has been reported.Hatton Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.

Tressury Issued Rs.5 Miilon To The Agriculture Ministry To Purchase Unsold Pumpkin Harvest Of Farmers-A Private Food Chain Has Already Purchased A Large Amount Of Unsold Pumpkins

The Treasury Has issued Rs.5 Million to the Ministry Of Agriculture to purchase  the unsold harvest of Pumpkins of the farmers in many areas and issued it to the Market.

The Treasury has issued the funds to the Ministry as per a request made by the new Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera to prevent Pumpkin Farmers of becomes bankrupt it has been announced.

However one of the largest food chains in the country Cargills Private Limited had recently purchase a large stock of Pumpkin harvest to be sold through the Cargills Food Cities throughout the island and help the Pumpkin farmers to earn money from their harvest .Cargills Food Cities are currently involved in a special project of selling the purchased Pumpkin harvest of local farmers and under it every customer who have purchased goods worth more than Rs.750 from  Cargills Food Cities will be provided 500 Grammes of Pumpkin free of charge it has been reported.