Train Drivers To Continue Their Strike- Station Masters And Train Guards To Join The Strike From Tonight

The Train drivers who have launched a continuous

Island Wide strike since midnight yesterday (06)have decided  to continue their strike due to the failure of talks held with Transport Ministry authorities regarding their demand this noon (07).

Due to the strike more than 100 long distance and office train services as well as all night mail trains scheduled for today had been cancelled and as a result thousands of commuters including school children and Office workers had faced enormous difficulties according to the Railways Department.

The locomotive Automobile Engineering Drivers Union has organized the strike .

Meanwhile Station Masters and Train Guards are due to join the continuous strike launched by the Train drivers from midnight tonight according to the Station Masters Union.These two catagories have decided to strike to oppose the delaying  of approving a Cabinet paper regarding increasing their salaries submitted by the Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe jointly.

Train Drivers had launched their strike against the mechanism adapted by authorities when recruiting Assistant Train drivers.

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President Has Extended The Duration Of The Bonds Cmmission

President Maithripala Sirisena had extended the duration of the Special Presidential Commission On Inquiry investigating on the Central Bank Bond Scam until 31st of December this year through a special Gazette Notification .

The duration of the Commission earlier extended by the President is due to be expired tomorrow(08).

The duration of the Commission has extended after the Commission had informed the President that it required some more time to prepare the Bond Scam report.

A Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Lorry Collision

A 42 year old Motorcyclist was killed after the Motorcycle he was riding in colliding with a Lorry  carried a weigh lifting machine belonging  to the Sri Lanka Navy Camp in Welisara near the 33rd Kilo Meter Post in Wadduwa .

The accident had occurred when the Lorry  carrying a Weight Lifting Machine traveling from Kalutara to Panadura had collided with rare front of the Motorcycle starveling towards the same direction it has been revealed.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Galpatha area.Police had arrested the Navy Driver regarding the accident.

Train Services Including Long Distance Ones Paralyzed Due To The Train Drivers Strike

Due to the continuous strike launched by the Train Engine Drivers with effect from midnight last night (06) several long distance train services and Office Train services scheduled to begin from Colombo Fort Railway Station had been cancelled since this morning(07) according to the Railway Control Room..

A discussion regarding the demand of the Train Engine Drivers is currently on  between the striking Union members and the Transport Ministry officials it has been reported..

The Engine Drivers had launched the strike against the precedure adapted by the Transport Ministry to recruit Assistant Engine Drivers.