Five Persons Killed Due To A Hand Tractor -Van Collision

Five Persons including four females

had been killed and Twelve others had been injured and hospitalized due to a Hand Tractor -Van Collision Occured at Sewanapitiya in Welikanda area of the Polonnaruwa -Batticaloa main road this morning  (19).

The Deceased were of the ages 29,30,35,55 and 60 years and travelled in the Hand Tractor it has been revealed.


The incident occurred when the High spoed van collided with the rear part of   Hand Tractor carried a group of persons who were returning home after visiting a Procession in Dimbulagama area.

As a result the Hand Tractor crashed into a nearby shop it has been reported .

Welikanda Police have arrested the Van driver regarding the incident. 

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Five Catagories Of Railway Employees Due To Launch An Island Wide Strike Today (19)

Five categories attached to Sri Lanka

Railways Department Engine Drivers ,Station Masters ,Guides ,Controllers and Inspecting Managers are scheduled to be launched an Island Wide Railway Strike with effective from midnight tonight  (19)according to Railway Trade Unions .

The strike is scheduled to be launched demanding the implementation of 
  Cabinet Paper approved by the Cabinet on 16th of May 2018 regarding the removal of salary anomalies of five Railway employee categories. 

Ministry Of Finance Had Instructed All Ministries To Cut Down Expenditure By 15 Percent

Ministry Of Finance had instrutted all

Ministries to cut down their Capital expenditure by 15 percent according to Government sources .

Ministry of Finance had issued a circuler regarding this to All Ministry Secretaries and they were informed on this earlier during a meeting held at the Finance Ministry it has been reported .

The main reason behind this decision is the decrease of Expected government income after the Easter Sunday attacks .

A Nine Hour Water Cut To Be Implemented In Vavuniya Today (19)

A nine hour water cut from 9.a.m to 5.p.

m today (19)is scheduled to be implemented in Vavuniya and surrounding areas according to National Water Supplies and Drainage Board.

The water cut will be implemented due to the connecting of the pipe line supplies water to Vavuniya with the main pipe line Water Board has announced. 

GOLDEN MELODIES

Two Petitions Submitted By Gotabaya Rajapakshe Against His Legal Case Had Dismissed by Court Of Appeal

Two member Judge Panel of the Court

Of Appeal had today (18)dismissed two petitions submitted to the Appeal Court by Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe against the case currently being heard over Building of D,A Rajapakshe Museum by using public funds without taken up for hearing  .

The two judges Achala Vengappuli and Arjuna Obeysekare had dismissed these petitions .

The case against Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe is being heard  by A Three Member High Court Judge Panel.