CID Had Recovered A Stock Of Explosives Buried In Kaththankudy

Criminal Investigations Department 

(CID)has today (27)recovered a stock of Deternators, Jelignite Sticks ,Liquid Jelignite and cartridges buried at Olli kulam in Kaththankudy area believes to be belonging to Thowheeth Jamaath Organization.

The stock of Explosives including near 1000 Deternators, 300 Jelignite Sticks, nearly 300 cartridges, 08 litters of Liquid Jelignite, A T-56 firearm had been recovered.

This stock had found as per the information provided by Close aides of Mohommad Zahran ,Mohommad Milhan who had been arrested whilst staying at a lodge near the Jeda  in Saudi Arabia.

Milhan had fled away from the country  a day before the Easter Sunday attacks and resided in Jeda it has been revealed .

Parliament Extended The State Of Emergancy By Another Month

Parliament has today (27)approved the

extending State Of Emergancy by another month .

The Gazette Notification in this regard has been issued on 22nd of June by the president.

State of Emergancy has been declared in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks .

Railway Service Declared As An Essential Service

Government has issued an extra

ordinary Gazette Notification declaring  Railway service as an Essential service from today  (27).

The Gazette Notification has been issued as the Railway Trade unions planned to launch an Island Wide one day strike with effect from midnight tonight  (27)demanding solutions for their demands imcluding  implementing of the Cabinet proposal regarding removing their salary anomalies .

However State MInister of Transport And Civil Aviation Ashok Abeysinghe has stated that under the Gazette Notification a stern legal action can be taken against  Railway Workers who will join the strike .

Ministry of Transport has recallEd  retired engine drivers to work on temporary basis to carry out Railway service it has been announced .

Railway trade unions have decided to launch one day token strike once a week till their demands are met .

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Funeral Of Late Songstress Indrani Senaratne Scheduled Today (27)

The funeral of the late Local songstress Indrani Senaratne is scheduled to be held at Borella Cemetery this evening (27).

She was 82 years old at the time of her death .

LIFE QUOTES

President Says He Had Signed Papers To Hang Four Drug Smugglers

President Maithripala Sirisena has told

yesterday  (26)that he had signed the papers to hang 04 drug smuggleers sentenced to death during a meeting held with Media heads .

Meanwhile after President's annocement the Drug Smugglers who had been sentenced to deAth are being terrified it has been reported.