Government To Grant A Fertilizer Allowance To Small Scale Tea,Rubber And Coconut Cultivators-Plantations Minister

Government has decided to to grant an allowance for Fertilizers to small scale cultivators of Tea ,Rubber and Coconut ,Plantations Minister Navin Dissanayake has announced today (18) in Parliament. 

Plantations Minister has revealed this by Responding to a question raised regarding Fertilizer Subsidy by Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) MP Sunil Handunhetthi in Parliament today.

A large number of Farmers have been conducted a protest campaign in Colombo yesterday(17) by demanding the Fertilizer Subsidy which government has abolished through the 2016- Annual Budget Proposals.

Heavy Traffic Prevailed In Parliament Road And In Colombo Fort Today (18) Due To Protest Campaigns

Heavy Traffic has been prevailed in Parliament Road,Battaramulla(In Colombo) and in Colombo Fort today(18) due to the Protest Campaigns conducted by Samurdhi Officers and Joint Opposition against Budget Proposals-2016.

Samurdhi Officers have conducted their Protest Campaign in front of Parliament Roundabout this morning and Joint Opposition had conducted it's protest in Colombo Fort this evening.

Commuters have faced severe difficulties due to this traffic and Police have advised motorists to use alternative routes .

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Ten High Rank Police Officials Have Been Transferred With Immediate Effect

The Inspector General Of Police had transferred Ten High Rank Police Officers with immediate effect.Accordingly Six Senior Superintendent Of Police(SSP) and four Assistant Superintendents have been transferred the Police Department has said.

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Cabinet Has Decided To Change The Name Of "Divi Nagima Department

The Cabinet has decided to change the name of  "Divi Naguma "Department as  "Samurdhi Department according to Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne,

The Divi Naguma Department was  established in 2013 under the patronage of former Economic  Minister Basil Rajapakshe