The Litro Gas Company which faced a severe Gas shortage had increased the Prices of all varieties of Domestically used LP Gas with effect from Midnight tonight (26).
Accordingly the Price of a 12.5 KG LP Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.2185 to Rs.4860 the Company has announced, The Price of a 5 KG LP Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.1081 to Rs. 1945 and Price of a 2.5 KG Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.506 to Rs.910 .
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe had today (26) stated that he will not step down from his post no matter who ever ask him to do so and will step down if the Opposition shows they have the majority in Parliament .
Addressing a group of former Provincial Councilors at his official residence in Temple Trees at Colombo this morning ,Prime Minister Rajapakshe had stressed that if anyone can oust him from premiership can try to do so .
Earlier Prime Minister had stated that he will be the Prime Minister in an Interim Government scheduled to be formed in future .
Many protests currently being held in Colombo and outstation areas including the one at Galle Face Green in Colombo demanding the resignation of both Prime Minister and President ,
Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawela had today (25) refused a request made by Colpetty Police to issue an interim court order to remove a group of protesters who were protested in front of Prime Minister's official residence "Temple Trees " In Colpetty (Colombo ) this evening .
Colombo Additional Magistrate had informed the Colpetty Police that the Court cannot issue an interim court order preventing a Protest without knowing the organizers of the Protest and advised the Police to use Police powers to disperse it if the Protest is being conducted in harmful manner ..
Although Litro Gas Company the main Gas Provider in the country had announced that they will resume the distribution of Litro Gas from Today (25) after halting the distribution of Gas five days ago due to the shortage .No Gas distribution had taken place at the two Gas terminals of the company in Muthurajawela and Kerawalapitiya today it has been reported .
Litro Gas had earlier announced that although they will stop distributing Domestic LP gas for five days until today essential services will receive Gas cylinders as usual .However it has been reported that Gas is out of stock in the company at present ,
A large number of consumers had been seen today in queues in front of the Gas selling outlets despite this situation .
The Special Police Task Force Personal had arrested a couple in possession of a stock of natcotics worth over Rs.15 million in Colombo it h...
