The price of Coconuts at the local market is on the increase according to the sources.In some places the Price of a Coconut had risen to Rs.120 it has been revealed.
According to the Coconut Development Board the reason behind the increasing of Coconut Prices is due to the low harvest of Coconuts reached at the Market .The Board is expecting a harvest of 3300 million Coconuts this year .
Cinnamon Gardens police have arrested a student attached to the science faculty of the Colombo University over killing his girl friend who was attached to the same University by using a sharp weapon at Colombo race course grounds last morning (17).
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After killing his girl friend the suspect had fled away from the area and Police have arrested the suspect three hours later with the sharp object he used to kill the victim.The Victim was identified as a 24 year old student attached to the third year of the Science faculty at Colombo University resided at Kiriwaththuduwa area,Homagama (Colombo District).The reason behind the murder has not yet been recealed and Police are conducting an investigations over the incident .
French authorities have expelled 46 Sri Lankan nationals who had attempted to illegally sailed to the Re Union islands in France by a Boat.
The Expelled Sri Lankan migrants had arrived in Sri Lanka last Friday (13) and they were sent to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for a legal action These migrants were arrested by the French police when they have attempted to enter Re Union Islands on 24th of December last year (2022).They have paid Rs.200,000 each for a smuggler in Dehiwala area (Colombo District ) for their journey to re union islands it has been revealed .
Ten employees attached to the janitorial service of the Anuradhapaura Teaching Hospital (North Central Province) had been admitted to the hospital last morning (14) after falling sick due to the inhaling of a toxic fume whilst removing the Garbage of the Hospital .
Whilst removing the Garbage in the hospital those employees had inhaled a gas leaked from there and fallen sick it has been revealed .However their condition is stable according to the sources.
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has submitted the Cabinet decision made regarding the increase of Electricity Bill to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval the Board has announced.
Although Cabinet has approved the increase of Electricity Bill no order has been received to implementing the decision the CEB has stated .
Meanwhile the Public Utilities Commission has stated that it is studying the data submitted by the CEB regarding the increase of Electricity Bills and will make a decision on this after making necessary amendments to the proposal if required by consulting the CEB Officials it has been announced.Ceylon Electricity Board is scheduled to be announced the implementation of the Electricity Bill increase based on the recommendations and orders make by the Public Utilities Commission ,
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
