Colombo Fort Railway Station Had Shut Down This Evening

Colombo Fort Railway Station had

completely closed down this evening (21)amidst tightened security after operating few  special trains to Galle ,Mahawa,Chilaw and Awissawella areas for office commuters it has been reported .

Tri Forces along with Police and riot Police personal have been deployed at Colombo Fort Railway station to provide security to the station  .

HIGH SPEED TRAIN HITS CONCRETE SLABS IN NORTHERN GERMANY

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Parliament Had Approved The Gazette Notification Banning Three Muslim Extremist Organization's

Parliament has today  (21)unanimously

approved the Gazette Notification including ordered prepared by President to ban three Muslim Extremist Organization's "National Thowheed Jammath ",Jammathe Milathei Ibrahim and "Milathei Seilani ".
House Leader Lakshman Kiriella had submitted the Gazette Notification prepared under the 27th article of Terrorism Prevention Act to the Parliament .

After debating it for several hours Parliament had approved the Gazette .The Gazette was issued several weeks after the Easter Sunday attacks by the president Maithripala Sirisena.

National Thowheed Jammath Organization was created by the chief boMB suspect of Easter Sunday attacks Mohommad Zahran Hashim.

CHENNAI WATER CRISIS DEEPENS

"සැබෑ ආදරය කිසිදා එකිනෙකා හැර නොයයි "

Commuters Had Faced Enormous Difficulties Due To The Ongoing Railway Strike

Commuters including office workers

and School children   had faced enormous difficulties today (21)due to the two day Island wide strike launched by Five categories of Railway Department employees .


 Although  Railway Employees including Engine Drivers, Station Masters ,Guides ,Controllers and observing managers have launched the two day strike demanding the implementation of a Cabinet Paper removing their salary anomalies ,Few trains had been operated to facilitate the commuters .


Long queues  had seen at Colombo Fort private and Ceylon Transport Board bud stands As a result of the Railway Strike .

The strike had been launched by demanding the implementation of the Cabinet Paper approved in 2018 to remove salary anomalies of Railway employees .

Talks held between Railway employees unions and Ministry of Finance retarding the strike yesterday ended without a result as Unions reduced to accept Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera's offer to solve the demand within one and half month it had been revealed.

The strike is scheduled to be held until midnight tomorrow  (22 ).

Leave Of All CTB WORKERS CANCELLED

Ceylon Transport Board (CTB)has

announced that the  leave of all CTB employees including drivers  Has been cancelled with immediate effect .

The decision has been taken on view of providing adequate transport facilities to Train Passangers who ate being faced enormous difficulties due to the ongoing Railway Strike it has been revealed.