Parliament Extended The State Of Emergancy By Another Month

Parliament has today (27)approved the

extending State Of Emergancy by another month .

The Gazette Notification in this regard has been issued on 22nd of June by the president.

State of Emergancy has been declared in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks .

Railway Service Declared As An Essential Service

Government has issued an extra

ordinary Gazette Notification declaring  Railway service as an Essential service from today  (27).

The Gazette Notification has been issued as the Railway Trade unions planned to launch an Island Wide one day strike with effect from midnight tonight  (27)demanding solutions for their demands imcluding  implementing of the Cabinet proposal regarding removing their salary anomalies .

However State MInister of Transport And Civil Aviation Ashok Abeysinghe has stated that under the Gazette Notification a stern legal action can be taken against  Railway Workers who will join the strike .

Ministry of Transport has recallEd  retired engine drivers to work on temporary basis to carry out Railway service it has been announced .

Railway trade unions have decided to launch one day token strike once a week till their demands are met .

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SET NEW JUNE HEAT RECORDS

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Funeral Of Late Songstress Indrani Senaratne Scheduled Today (27)

The funeral of the late Local songstress Indrani Senaratne is scheduled to be held at Borella Cemetery this evening (27).

She was 82 years old at the time of her death .

LIFE QUOTES

President Says He Had Signed Papers To Hang Four Drug Smugglers

President Maithripala Sirisena has told

yesterday  (26)that he had signed the papers to hang 04 drug smuggleers sentenced to death during a meeting held with Media heads .

Meanwhile after President's annocement the Drug Smugglers who had been sentenced to deAth are being terrified it has been reported. 

President Maithripala Sirisena Has Told Media Heads He will Be Not Going To The Parliamentary Select Committee Probing Easter Sunday Attacks Even He Is Invited

President Maithripala Sirisena has

stated that the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday attacks never invited him to appear before the committee so far to give an evidence and even if they invites   he will not be going there during a meeting held at President's House yesterday  (26)with media heads .

As the President he cannot be invited to appear before the committee and if someone thinks the Committee can do that it's a joke President has stressed .

He will not be going to the Parliament select committee as it's a political joke scripted by Temple Trees he has further said .