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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Major General Shavendra Silva Has Been Appointed As Army Chief Of Staff

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the New Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army today (09).

Major Silva is the 53rd Army Chief Of Staff in the country .

He has joined Sri Lanka Army as a cadet Officer in 1984 and respected as an Army personsl done a yeoman service to the country during the Humanitarian mission against LTTE.

More Than 20 Acres Of Land Had Been Destroyed In A Resreve At Hatton -Kotagala Due To A Fire

More than 20 Acres of land belonging to

a reserve owned by "Rosita" farm at Hatton ,Kotagala area had been destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted at reserve this afternoon (09) it has been reported .

Due to the dry weather condition and strong winds prevailing in Western slope areas of Central hills at present ,The fire is spreading rapidly according to Dimbula Police.

Police have informed the Farm owners to douse the fire before spreading it further.

Authorities believe an individual may have lit the fire in reserve.

The Rosita farm which owned the reserve is being managed by Veterinary Resources Board.

A New Carbon Tax To Be Imposed On All Vehicles

Motor Traffic Commissioner General Department has decided to impose A Carbon Tax on every vehicle with effective from 01st of January 2019 .

This Tax will be charged when getting Income license from the Department according to Motor Traffic Commissioner Jagath ChandRaSiri.

The Carbon Tax will be imposed when getting income licence next year it has been Revealed.