Two 17 year old students had drowned whilst bathing in Sea area of Matara district (Southern Province)according to the Matara Police .
Accordingly four teanaged students who went to take a bath in the sea were drowned after strong sea waves had drifted them away .However they were rescued by the residents of the area and admitted to the hospital where two of them had died on admission .
Matara Police are investigating on the incident.
The Public Utilities Commission will not consider any decision made by the Cabinet regarding the Electricity bill hike according to the Chairman of Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake.
There's no neeed to increase the Electriciy bill at this stage and the way Cabinet proposal has bern prepared to increase the electricity bill is totally against the Electricity bill Increase mechanism the Public Utilities Commission chairman has stated .
The Commission will consider if there's an electricity bill hike proposal recommended by the Ceylon Electricity Board he has stated.
Water bill also will be increased if thenElectricity bil is being Increased the National Water supplies and drainage board has,stated .
As a large sum of money is being spent to water pumping process ,Increasing Water bill will be inevitable if there'is an Elecyricity bill hikem
One of the famous local notorious underworld gangster Mohommad Najim Mohommad Imran allias Kanjipani Imran had fled away to Rameswaram in South India days after his release on bail by a Sri Lankan court Indian media has reported ,
Colombo Magistrate Court had ordered to release the imprisoned underworld gangster Kaniopani Imran on bail on 20th of December .
The Cabinet Proposal to increase the Electricity Bill is scheduled to be submitted to the Cabinet tomorrow(02 ) according to the Government .
According to the Cabinet Proposal the Rs.8 rate charge for the usage of first 30 units of Electricity recommended to increase to Rs.30.Also the Proposal recommends to increase the rate of Rs.10 charge per unit for the usage of 31-60 Electricity units to Rs.37 per a unit ,and the Rs.16 rate charge for the usage of Electricity units from 61-90 units to Rs.42 per unit .
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
