Train Services In Up-country Railway Line Have Been Disrupted Due To Collapsed Soil Mounds

Train Services of the Up-country Railway Line have been disrupted due to the Collapsing of Soil Mounds on to the Rail track between Ella and Bandarawela Train Stations according to the main Control Room of the Sri Lanka Railways Department.

As a result of this situation Night Mail Train travelling from Badulla to Colombo Fort Railway station has been stopped at Heel oya Train Station and the "Udarata Manike" Train travelling from  Colombo Fort to Badulla Train station  has been stopped at Bandarawela Train station .

Authorities are now being engaged in removing the collapsed Soil Mounds from the Rail track .

Ten Sluice Gates Of Parakrama Samudraya Had Been Opened Due To Rising Wafter Level

Ten sluice gates of the Parakrama Samudraya  (Tank) in Polonnaruwa had been opened as the water level of the Samudraya has  reached it's spill level due to the heavy showers prevailing in Polonnaruwa these days according to the Department of Irrigation .

People lives in near lower part of Parakrama Samudraya are being advised to be vigilant  over the floods. More sluice gates of the Samudraya may be opened  if the heavy showers continue further. 

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Two UNP Parliamentarians Palitha Thewarapperuma And Hesha Vithanage Arrested Over Assaulting A Retired Major

Deputy Minister Palitha

Thewarapperuma and MP Hesha Vithanage of United National Party (UNP) had been arrested by the Colpetty Police this morning  (05)after being surrendered to the Police Over assaulting and injuring the convener of "Mawbima wenuwen Ranwiruwo(War Heroes for Motherland  ) Retired Major Ajith Prasanna.

The two Parliamentarians had been released on two  surety  bails of Rs.100,000 each after being produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake .

The two Parliamentarians charged over assaulting and injuring Retired Major Ajith Prasanna in front of Temple Trees on last Thursday  (01).

They have surrendered to the Police through a lawyer as per the instructions of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya it has been revealed. 

Speaker Has Taken A Personsl And Political Decision -Dr.Sarath Amunugama

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya  has decided to accept the Constitutionally elected

government till a faction shows majority of support in the Parliament  as his personal and Political Devision according to the Newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Dr.Sarath Amunugama .

Addressing a Press briefing held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo this evening  (05) Dr.Amunugama has stressed that the move taken by the speaker is unconstitutional and he has no right or constitutional power legally and ethically to decide who should Be there in Prime Minister's seat.

Meanwhile addressing another press briefing the Media spokesman of United National Party Minister Harin Fernando has said now there's a no problem on deciding who will be the Sri Lanka's legal Prime Minister as Speaker has recognised Ranil Wikramasinghe as the  legal  Prime Mimister. 

Newly Elected Premier Has The Support Of Majority of 113 MP's -President Sirisena

Newly elected Prime Minister Mahinda

Rajapakshe now has got the support of   majority of 113 MP's in Parliament according to President Maithripala Sirisena.

Addressing a Protest rally  "Jana Mahimaya " held in Parliamentary Round about this evening (05) to support President Maithripala Sirisena and newly elected Premier Mahinda Rajapakshe, President has said policies of United National Party (UNP)leader Ranil  Wikramasinghe are not suitable for the country and therefore he has invited both the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Deputy Leader of UNP Minister Sajith Prrmadasa to accept the Premier Post eight months ago .However they have denied as they could not  go against their leader .

Therefore  has no other  option than inviting Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe to accept the post which he did  President has said.

Both President Sirisena and Newly Elected Premier Rajapakshe along with newly elected Cabinet members have participated the rally .