The Inflation rate indicated in Colombo Consumers Price Index for this month had risen to 29.8 percent according to market sources .
The Inflation rate recorded in last March was 18.7 percent it has been revealed .The Inflation rate had gone up due to the price hike of Food and non food items recently according to Census department .
Private Petroleum Tank truck owners had stopped transporting fuel with effect from midnight tonight (30) according to Private Petroleum Tank truck Owners Association .
Petroleum Tank Truck owners had launched this strike action against not increasing the transport fares coincides with the fuel price hike .The meeting held yesterday (29)between the representatives of Private Petroleum Tank truck owners Association and the authorities regarding increasing transport fares of Petroleum Tank truck owners had ended without a result it has been reported .
Minister of Health Professor Channa Jayasuman had issued an extra ordinary Gazette Notification announcing the Price increase of 60 Essential Drugs by 40 percent .
Due to this Price increase Prices of many of the Essential drugs in the market will be increased heavily according to health circles. This is the second time that the Health Minister has allowed the Private Pharmacy owners to increase drug prices in recent weeks .
Although Prices had been increased ,Many essential drugs including those Prescribed for Heart ailments ,Kidney diseases and Cancers are out of stock in Pharmacies these days it has been reported .
There will be no more power cuts on 01st of May and 03rd of May due to the public holidays according to Public Utilities Commission .
Power cuts will be not implemented in these days due to the International labor day and Ramazan holiday the Commission had stated .However there will be 03 hours and 20 minutes long power cut scheduled to be implemented on next Monday it has been announced .
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe had agreed to form an Interim Government with the participation of all parties under a new prime minister Former President and the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena has today (29) stated .
The number of Cabinet Ministers in the Interim Government will be 15-20 members and they along with the prime minister will be selected by a National Council comprising of all party leaders the former President has stressed ,
President Rajapakshe had revealed this during the talks held with a delegation lead by former president Maithripala Sirisena it has been reported .
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
