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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

A SATELLITE SET TO TOUCH THE SUN

Main Road In Front Of Colombo Fort Railway Station Which Closed Due To Protests Of Commuters Opened-Train Strike Continues

The main road in front of the Colombo Fort Railway station which closed last evening (08)due to the massive protest campaign launched by thousands of Commuters by blocking the two lines of the road against the Railway Strike, had been opened lAston night for transport activities.

Transport activities of the road had disrupted due to the protest campaign of the commuters which lasted until last night.

Angry commuters had attacked the the main control room of the Colombo Fort Railway station opposing the strike which begun since 3 p..m last evening (08) without a prior notice.

Riot Police and Special Task Force Personal are being deployed to provide security of the Railway stations it has been reported.

Meanwhile security forces managed to operate a Train to Mahawa area last night.

Train strike still continues and the Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera had requested the strikers to come to negotiations over their demand.

A Huge Fire Erupted In Sapugoda Reserve Destroyed A Large Land Area

More than 100 acres of land belonging

to the Sapugoda Mountain Reserve at Anapallama area in Wellawaya Provincial Secretariet had been destroyed due to a huge fire erupted in the Reserve last noon (08)it has been reported.

Due to the dry weather condition prevailing in the area the fire spreads rapidly throughout the reserve and it completely destroyed the grass field and old tree species in the Reserve .

A large species of endangered and old Trees and Animals lives in the Reserve it has been revealed.

Galagodaatte Thero To Appeal Against The 19 Year Rigorous Imprisonment Sentenced Him

The leader of the Bodu B

ala Sena Organization Venerable Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero Who had been sentenced 19 year rigorous imprisonment by the Court of Appeal over the contempt of Court has decided to appeal against the sentence it has been revealed.

Accordingly the Court of Appeal had informed the Imprisoned thero who is now receiving treatment for a Kidney stone at Kotte Sri Jayawarda napura Teaching Hospital to produce verbal explanation regarding the Appeal on 29 th of August.

The Thero Had been admitted to the Jayawaradanapura Hospital over a Kidney stone on Monday and currently receiving treatment under the security of Prisons Department officials and Police.

The Attorney General had indicted the Galagodaatte Thero over four charges and he found guilty over the all charges the Court of Appeal Judges Preethi Surasena and Shiran Gunaratna had stated while delivering the verdict.