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Saturday, August 18, 2018

FROM BUDDHISM

A Bangladeshi National Was Arrested While Staying In Sri Lanka Without A Valid Visa

A Bangladeshi National Was Arrested

by the Police while staying in Sri Lanka without a valid visa and employed in a local Garage at Thulhiriya area in Warakapola yesterday (17 ).

The suspect is due to be produced before the Warakapola Magistrate .

Many Chinese,Indian and Nigerian nationals were arrested recently by the Police Over Staying in Sri Lanka without valid visas and engaged in employment here llegally mainly from Construction sites.Most of these illegal Immigrants were later expelled to their native countries it has been revealed.

Transport Ministry To Increase Train Fares By 15 Percent

The Ministry Of Transport is set to

increase the Train fares and Train Season Fare by 15 percent with effect from 01st of October this year according to the Ministry sources.

The Train fare and Train Season fare with be increased as per the recommendation of the five member committee appointed by the General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways Department to look in to revising of Train fares.

The Train fares had been last increased in 2008.

The proposal on increasing the Train Fare and Train Season fare by 15 percent has already been received by the Transport Ministry from Railways Department and the proposal is due to be submitted to the Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva for approval it has been revealed.

Under the recommendations of the five member committee the mimimum train fare of Rs.10 will not be increased. However the number of Kilo meters can travel from Rs.10 fare will be reduced to 07 Kilo Meters from 10 Kilo Meters.

Two Persons Were Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin

Two persons have been arrested by the

Special Task Force Personal in Hambanthota with around 350 Mili Grammes of Heroin in possession at Ayurveda junction in Hambanthota today (18).

The two suspects who were arrested as per an information received by the Police had been handed over to the Hambanthota Police for further investigations.