Saturday, August 18, 2018

Train Services Distrupted In.Hatton -Kotagala Railway Line Due To A Soil Mound Collapse

Train services of the Up country
Railway  line had been disrupted since this noon (18) due to a Collapsing of a Soil  mound on to the Railways track near the 109 th Kilo Meter post at Sangimale Tunnel on Hatton -Kotagala Railway line.

The Soil Mound however had been removed by the Railway Workers .But due to the Heavy showers prevailing in Central Hill areas there is a risk of falling more Soil Mounds to the Railway line the Authorities have warned  A heavy mist too prevailing in the area at present according to reports. 

Sixteen Fishermen Went To Sea Went Missing -Fourteen Were Rescued

Around Sixteen fishermen went to
sea for fishing from Chilaw sea coast this morning (18) had went missing for hours and later five of the boats with fourteen fishermen had been rescued later in the day and brought to ashore it has been reported.

Sri Lanka Navy along with  residents of the area have launched a search operation to find the two fishermen remained missing  .

Although the wind speed in.the sea is around 50-60 kilo meters per hour authorities had not  informed the fishermen to refrain from fishing it has been revealed.

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.

NEARLY 500 PERSONS IN 15 STATES CONTRACTED EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA THROUGH A PARASITE IN MACDONALD'S SALADS


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/articl
e-6072263/Nearly-500-people-15-states-contracted-explosive-diarrhea-McDonalds-salads.html

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