Eastern Terminal In Colombo Harbor Will Not Hand Over To A Foreign Company-Minister Of Ports

 The Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Harbor will not  be handed over either to the Adani Company in India or to any other private company  as planned earlier Minister of Ports ,Shipping and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva has stated  yesterday  (17).

The Eastern terminal of the Colombo  harbor will be continued  to function  under the Sri Lanka Ports Authority  it self the Minister has stated .Sri Lanka Ports Authority has planned to purchase few cranes for the terminal from a Chinese company at a cost of US Dollars 278 million he has stressed .

Six Policemen Were Injured Due To A Tense Situation In Athurugiriya Fuel Station

 Six Policemen were injured and hospitalized due to a tense situation occurred  at a Fuel station in Athurugiriya area (Colombo District ) according to the Department Of Police .

The injured Policemen were admitted to the Homagama District Hospital for treatment, They were injured when they have arrived at the Fuel station to control a tense situation occurred among the people in queue after finishing the fuel in the station.

Police have arrested Nine persons including a female regarding the incident , 

Ministry Of Education To Close All Schools In Major Cities Next Week- Students to Learn Online

 Ministry Of Education has decided to close down all the schools in Major cities and suburbs for a week period from next Monday to Friday due to the transport difficulties faced by School children as a result of the current fuel shortage in the country .

The school children in those schools which are due to be closed next week will be attended online classes daily from 8 a.m to 1 p.m during that period the Ministry has stated ,

Meanwhile the Public Utilities Commission has stated that there will be no more power cuts from 8 a.m to 1 p.m next week due to the online classes conducted for school children ,

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Govt .Employees To Work From Home From Next Monday

Government Employees are to be work from home for a two week period from next Monday  Due to the fuel shortage and Transport difficulties occurred as a result Government has announced .

A Public circular had been issued today (17) in this regard directing state institution heads to call a limited number of Employees to work whilst others are encouraging to work from home to save fuel .A decision regarding how the schools will be functioned from next Monday scheduled to be taken tomorrow (18).