Transport Ministry To Increase Train Fares By 15 Percent

The Ministry Of Transport is set to

increase the Train fares and Train Season Fare by 15 percent with effect from 01st of October this year according to the Ministry sources.

The Train fare and Train Season fare with be increased as per the recommendation of the five member committee appointed by the General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways Department to look in to revising of Train fares.

The Train fares had been last increased in 2008.

The proposal on increasing the Train Fare and Train Season fare by 15 percent has already been received by the Transport Ministry from Railways Department and the proposal is due to be submitted to the Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva for approval it has been revealed.

Under the recommendations of the five member committee  the mimimum train fare of Rs.10  will not be increased. However the number of Kilo meters can travel from Rs.10 fare will be reduced to 07 Kilo Meters from 10 Kilo Meters.

Two Persons Were Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin

Two persons have been arrested by the

Special Task Force Personal in Hambanthota with around 350 Mili Grammes of Heroin in possession at Ayurveda junction in Hambanthota today (18).

The two suspects who were arrested as per an information received by the Police had been handed over to the Hambanthota Police for further investigations.

NEARLY 500 PERSONS IN 15 STATES CONTRACTED EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA THROUGH A PARASITE IN MACDONALD'S SALADS

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A Motorcyclist And A Female Pedestrian Were Killed Due To A Road Accident

A Motorcyclist and a female pedestrian

were killed after a Motorcycle crashed in to a wall belonging to a Private Medical.Institute and colliding with a Pedestrian  female crossing the road at that time at Palawatte area on Madam pe -Kuliyapitiya  main road last night (16).

The critically injured Motorcyclists and the female had succumbed to their injuries on admission to Chilaw Base Hospital.

The Motorcyclist who was a 31 year old resident of Palawatte area was travelling from Madampe to Kuliyapitiya  at the time of the incident and met with the accident due to his inability to controlling the vehicle .The deceased female waa also a resident of Palawatte area.

A Youth Was Arrested With Fake Thousand Rupees Notes

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Fraud Unit of the Galenbindunuwewa Police have arrested a 20 year old person with fake Thousand rupees notes worth Rs.70,000 and printing machines in possession at  his house in Galenbindunuwewa area today (17).

The Police Team had raided the house of the suspect as per a complaint received against him by stating that  he is a Heroin smuggler.However The team had recovered the fake Thousand rupees notes and printing machines stored inside a Almirah and no Heroin has been detected in the house .

The suspect is due to be produced before Anuradhapura Magistrate Court tomorrow (18).