A Special Weekend Air-Conditioned Train Service Was Commenced From Kandy To Ella

Sri Lanka Railways Department has today

(03)commenced a special fully Air-Conditioned weekend Train service from Kandy to Ella in Badulle for Foreign and Local Tourists.

The Train is comprised of  six carraiges and all together 264 Passangers can travel in the Train with 44 per a carraige it has been revealed.

The ticket fee of this Special Train will be Rs.1250 per passanger  from Kandy to Ella and Rs.1000 per passanger from Kandy to Nanu-Oya.

All Unemployed Graduates Will Be Received Employment Opportunities Soon-President

A programme to provide employment opportunities

for all unemployed graduates will be implemented within next six months According to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

The interviews of unemployed graduates regarding employment opportunities which were postponed due to the recently concluded local government elections will be held within next two months President has stated during a function held in Batticaloa to hand over teaching appointments to two hundrad Graduates and fourty two Diploma holders .

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Funeral Of Kusaladhamma Thero To Be Held On Thursday With State Honours

The funeral of the chief incumbent of Sri Sambodhi Temple in Colombo-07 and the founder of "Baudhdaya"  channel Venerable Dharanagama Kusaladhamma Thero who had passed away this morning  (03) will be held on this Thursday (08) at Independence Square in Colombo with state honours it has been announced.

Earlier it was announced that the funeral will be held on this Wednesday (07).

Venerable Thero had passed away early this morning after brief illness.

A Person Was Arrested With 403 Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

A person was arrested with 403 Kilo

Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in his possession at Koppara Junction in Negambo area by the Sri Lanka Navy and Special Police Task Force Personal during a Joint raid carried out by them today (03).

Thr stock of  Kerala Cannabis was transporting to Colombo from Jaffna from a Van at the time of the arrest it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the stock of Kerala Cannabis taken in to custody is more than  Rs.6 million .

Founder Of "Baudhdaya "Channel Venerable Kusaladhamma Thero Has Passed Away

The chief incumbent of the Sri Sam bodhi Temple in Colombo-07 and the founder of the famous local T.V/Radio channal "Baudhdaya"(Buddhist)venerable Dharanagama Kusaladhamma thero (54)has passed away early this morning (03)following a brief illness.

The thero 's final rites to be performed on this wednesday (07) it has been announced.

Since the breaking of the news on Kusaladhamma thero's demise a large number of people including Buddhist clergy and politicians arriving in Sam Buddha Viharaya it has been reported.