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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Prima Flour Company Advised Their Sale Agents To Sell Wheat Flour For The Increased Price

Although the Ministry Of Agriculture

has announced last Tuesday (10) that all Wheat Flour Companies in the country have agreed to scrap the recent price hike of Wheat Flour and to sell it for old price ,Prima Flour Company had instructed their sales representatives that the company will never change the price hike implemented since last friday (06 )it has been reported .

However the fixed price for a Kilo Gramme of Wheat flour is Rs.87 .All Wheat Flour companies of the country had increased the price of a Kilo Gramme of Wheat Flour by Rs.5.50 since last friday without a permission of Consumer Affairs Authority and Bakery Owners Association too had increased the price of Bread as a result.

However Consumer Affairs Authority had vowed to take a legal action against Wheat flour companies and their sale agents selling Wheat flour for the increased price .The raids to nab traders who are selling Wheat flour for the increased price are currently underway .

Supreme Court Judge Panel Had Dismissed The Two Petitions Submitted By Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe Over Charges Levelled Against Him

Five member Supreme Court Judge

Panel has today (11)dismissed two petitions submitted by former Defense Secretary and Presidential Candidate of Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna Gotabaya Rajapakshe requesting to issue an order declaring the three member Judge Panel of permanent High Court has no Judicial power to hear the court case on using public funds to build D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum.

The petitions requested the Supreme Court to declare that the facts included in the court case filed by Attorney General Dappula De Livera against Former Defense Secretary and few others are incorrect which was denied by the majority in Five Member Supreme Court Judge panel.

The majority of the Judge panel was of
the view that the two petitions do not have legal basis to taken up for hearing according to the Chairman of the Supreme Court Judge Panel Judge Sisira Aberw.Therefore the Judge panel had dismissed the two petitions without taken up for hearing .

Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and few others had been charged over Utilizing Rs.33.9 worth public funds to build the D.A Rajapakshe Memorial Museum .

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

ROHINGYA HOMES DESTROYED FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

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A New Express Train To Polonnaruwa To Begin Today (11)

An Express Train Service named

"Pulathisi "will begin today (11 )from Colombo Fort to Polonnaruwa according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department.

The New Express Train will commence at 3.10 p.m daily and due to reach Polonnaruwa within six hours Railways Department has announced .