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Saturday, October 20, 2018

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Opposition MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara To Take Legal.Action Against Selling Of Two Government Owned Laxurious Hotels

The Joint Oppopinion MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara is to take legal action against selling of two of the Government owned Laxurious Hotels ,HIlton and Grand Hyatt in Colombo.

Addressing a media briefing held in.Colombo yesterday (19)MP Nanayakkara has said that he will take legal Action against selling of the two hotels by showing a paper advertisement regarding the selling of these hotels.

Hotel Hilton is equipped with 19 stories and 297 hotel.tooms and the Grand Hyatt Hotel which is under construction is equipped with 47 stories and 475 Hotel ŕoons.Government owns 51 percent shares of the Hotel HIlton and full ownership of Grand Hyatt Hotel .

Around 60,,000 Metric Tonnes Of Fruits Had Been Imported To Sri Lanka Last Year (2017)

Sri Lanka had imported around 60,000 Metric tonnes of Fruits from foreign countries during last year(2017) although the country is rich with many fruits according to Minister Of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera .

Rs.9000 million had been spent to import the stock of fruits it has been revealed.

Government has recently decided to restrict importing of Fruits and Vegetables to Sri Lanka mainly by considering this situation and due to the depreciation of Sri Lankan Rupee against a US Dollar.

HI-TECH GLASSES OFFER ALTERNATIVE TO BIFOCALS

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Friday, October 19, 2018

Heavy Showers Caused Damages To Several Areas In Monaragala

Due to Thunderous Heavy showers experienced in several areas of Monaragala District during last evening (19)and night ,Soil Mounds and rocks had fallen in to the Ella-Wellawaya main road from Ravana Falls it has been reported.

As a result the Transport activities of the main road had been disrupted .

Buttala City had Been submerged since last evening due to the showers and as a result of falling trees in to the lamp posts in the city ,power failure had been experienced in the area since last night according to reports.

Meanwhile a section of a bund belongs to the Yudaganawa Wewa (River)in Buttala had been broken due to the showers this morning (20).

Department of Meteorology has stated that the heavy showers will continues during the weekend in many areas of the island .