Water Board Authorities Had Paid One Of The Contractors Of A Water Project An Additional Rs.220 Million -COPE Chairman

Authorities of National Water Supplies

And Drainage Board had paid one of the  contractors of Eastern Water project of the Board an additional Rs.220 million  illegally it has been revealed during the COPE (Committe on Public Enterprises  ) meeting held at Parliamentary Complex under the patronage of it's chairman  JVP MP Sunil Handuneththi  yesterday (23).

COPE Chairman MP Handuneththi has instructed the Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage who was  present there to hold an independent inquiry regarding this Fraudulent activity and inform him who are responsible for it .

BRAZIL FINES FOR ENVIORNMENT CRIME PLUMMET

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GOLDEN MELODIES

President Has issued An Extra Ordinary Gazette Notification To Deploying In Trincomalee forces In Every Administrative District

President Maithripala Sirisena had

issued an Extra ordinary Gazette Notification to deploy in  tri forces personal in every Administrative District of the country to ensure public security.

Accordingly Army, Navy and Airforce personal will be deployed in every Administrative District .Accordance to  the powers vested with President under the  Public Security act.

Meanwhile Defense Ministry Secretary Retired General Shantha Kottegoda has announced that the State Of Emergancy which implemented on 22 nd of April following the Easter Sunday attacks has been deployed.  .

SOCIAL MEDIA SHARES FAKE PHOTOS DEPICTED AS THAT OF AMAZON FOREST FIRES

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Train Derailment At Up Country Railway Line Causes Damage to the Rail Track

Train services of Up Country
y Railway line had been delayed due to the derailment of a Train travelling from Kandy to Ella area near nambiligala  Train station today  (24).

Accordingly the Train Engine along with the four Compartments of the train had been derailed and it caused damages to the Up-country Railway line it has been revealed .

Due to this situation Trains travelling from Colombo Fort to Badulla had been stopped at Gampola Railway station and Trains travelling from Badulla to Colombo Fort had been stopped at Nawalapitiya  Train station.

No casualties had been reported due to the derailment. The renovation work of the derailed Train is currently underway .

A Person Was Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin

Police officers attached to Paliyagoda

Criminal Division had arrested a 28 year old person with 2.150 Grammes of Heroin in possession at Daramaduwatte in Paliyagoda yesterday  (23).

The suspect who is a resident of paliyagoda  area is scheduled to be produced before the court .