"AAYEGA AANEWALA"SONG FROM "MAHAL" FILM SCREENED IN 1949

SINGER-LATA MANJESHKAR
ACTRESS-LATE MADHUBALA

Government Has Cancelled Leave Of All The Private Bus Drivers/Conductors And Technicians With Immediatte Effect-Private Buses To Launch A Strike From Tonight

Government has decided to cancel  leave of the all Private Bus Drivers ,Conductors and Technicians with immediate effect until the Bus owners have called off the scheduled Private Bus strike due to launch from midnight tonight (16).

Three Private Bus Owners Associations including Lanka Private Bus Owners Association have decided to launch an Island Wide strike from midnight tonight demanding a sufficient increase of Bus fares.

The Bus fare increase announced by the Government is not sufficient when comparing with the fuel price increase the Unions have stated.

 

Airport Customs Have Arrested A Person With A Stock Of Foreign Made Cigarette Sticks

Airport Customs have arrested a 46 year old person while attempting to smuggle 80 Cigarette Cartons contains 16,000 foreign made Cigarette sticks illegally to Sri Lanka at the Katunayaka Airport this morning (16).

The suspect who had arrived at the Airport via  a flight from Dubai and a resident of Colombo was arrested while leaving the Airport through the Green Chanel it has been reported.

The cartons contains with illegal stock of Cigarette Sticks made in Dubai were concealed in his luggage and worth around Rs.600,000 according to Customs.

FROM BUDDHISM

MP Dilum Amunugama Was Questioned Around 12 Hours Over The Recent Communal Violence In Kandy

Terrorism Investigations Division (TID) has yesterday (15) questioned Joint Opposition MP Dilum Amunugama around 12 hours over his involvement in the recent communal violence erupted in several areas in Kandy .

MP Amunugama who had arrived at the TID around 11.30 a.m had left from there around 11.30 p.m after recording a statement it has been reported.

Ward Plce Has Been Closed Due To A Protest March Of Bhikkus

Ward Place in Colombo has been temporarily closed since this evening (16) due to a protest march conducted by the members of Inter University Bhikku Confederation towards the University Grnats Commission.

Due to the Protest March a heavy traffic is being created in and around Town Hall it has been reported.

The Protest March is being held  against cutting Buddhist Philosophy Subject from the University Subject Stream. 

North Korea Threatens To Cancel Trump Summit

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