The Government pensioners had faced enormous difficulties due to the non paymemt of their Pensions in time this month according to sources.
The payment of Pensions getting delayed due to to the non issuance of funds to the Government banks by the Treassury .Government needs Rs.26 Billion monthly to pay pensions it has been revealed.Meanwhile the secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration had stated that the funds will be released to the Banks today(11)to pay the pensions .
Police Anti Narcotics Bureau officials had today (09) arrested two persons with a two Kilo Grammes of "Ice Narcotic at Kalpitiya Area (North Western Province).
The estimated value of the stock of "Ice " taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.35 million the Police have stated.The suspects are due to be produced before the court .
If the Government can reduce the price of Diesel by another Ten rupees ,Bus ticket prices can be reduced according to the President of the Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association Gamunu Wijeratne .
If there's no price revision of Diesel then reducing Bus ticket prices will be not possible he has stated .Bus ticket prices can be reduced based on Supplying sufficient stocks of Fuel to Buses and introduction of Electronic card he has further stated ,Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Lanka Indian Oil Company had reduced the price of a Liter of Auto Diesel by Rs.15 on 02nd of January .
Cabinet has today (09) approved the proposal submitted by Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare to increase the Electricity Bill again ,But not yet decided the date which the increased Electricity bill will be implemented .
Cabinet has also approved a proposal made through the Cabinet paper to introduce a price formula to the Electricity Bill .The approved Cabinet paper is scheduled to be produced before the Public utilities commission for approval.
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
