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A 24 Hour Low Pressure Water Supply To Several Areas In Colombo

The water will be supplied for Several Areas in Colombo District under low pressure for a 24 hour period from 9 a.m on This Wednesday (10) until 9 a.m on Thursday (11) due to a project which is being carried out by the Land Reclamation Authority according to the National Water Supplies and Drainage Board .  

Accordingly water will be supplied under low pressure to Colombo Municipal Council area ,Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municpal Council area ,Kotte,Kaduwela,Municpal Council areas,Maharagama,Maharagama,Mulleriyawa and Kolonnawa Urban Council areas ,Kotikawatte and Mulleriyawa Pradhiya Sabha areas and Ratmalana and Soyzapura flat housing schemes .

CID Arrested Former Army Corporal Over The Stabbing Of Former Editor Mr.Upali Thennakoon

Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Officials have arrested a former Corporal  attached

to the Army Intelligence Unit over stabbing and seriously injuring the former Editor of "Divaina " and Rivira" newspapers Mr.Upali Thennakoon ,at Hanwella area today (08) according to the Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekare .

The suspect was identified as his fingerprint were among the 285 fingerprints taken from Army officers for the investigations on Former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wikramathunge and it proves as similar to the fingerprint found in Mr.Thennakoon's Motor Car the Media Spokesman has stressed .

CID officials had collected these fingerprints as a fingerprint found from the Motor Car belonging to former Sunday Leader Editor.

Four Herds Of Cattle Had Been Killed After Colliding With A Train

Four herds of cattle had been killed after colliding with a Express Train travelling from

Colombo to Jaffna at Thandikulam in Vavuniya District this evening  (08) it has been reported.

Another cow had stucked  between the train compartment and the Rail track caused a delay of Train reaching Jaffna around one hour according to reports.Due to this  situation Train services in Northern Railway line from Vavuniya to Jaffna had been  for some time .

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Power Cuts Experienced In Few Areas Due To Restriction Of Fuel Supply To Electricity Board

Electricity Supply in few areas

throughout the island had restricted today (08)due to the restriction of fuel supply to the Ceylon Electricity Board by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation  (CEYPETCO ).

CEYPETCO had restricted the fuel supply to the Electricity Board as a result of Board delaying the paying of Rs.80 billion debt to the  CEYPETCO  it has been revealed.

As a result of the fuel supply restriction ,around 150 Mega Watts of power had been  removed from the Power system and some areas are being experiencing power cuts at present due to this situation  the Ministry has stressed.

Ministry of Power and Energy is due to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance to restore the Electricity supply it has been revealed.