Three females had died and 18 others had been injured and hospitalized after the tractor they were travelling in toppled over to a precipice at Glakande area in Muttur (Eastern Province ) today (20) .
As the Prices of Egg are on the rise ,Consumer Affairs Authority had issued an extra ordinary Gazette notification today (20) directing a maximum retail price for Eggs .
According to the Gazette Notification the maximum retail price of a White Egg should be Rs.43 and the Price of a Brown Egg should be Rs.45 .Price of an Egg had been increased to Rs.63 recently .
The Sapugaskande Oil Refinery which had been shut down due to the Crude Oil shortage had resumed it's functions this evening (20) after the arrival of a ship carrying 100,000 metric tons of Crude oil according to the Minister Of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare ,
According to the Minister unloading of the Crude oil from that ship is currently underway and another Ship with 120,000 Metric Tons of Crude oil is scheduled to be arrived at Colombo harbor next week .Through these stocks Sapaugaskande Oil Refinery can be functioned with full capacity for 40 days he had stressed .
Ministry Of Power and Energy had temporarily suspended the Fuel supply to 12 Fuel stations which had not managed to contribute much for issuing fuel accordance to the QR code .
Fuel supply will regulate based on the complaints received from the Public with the help of the Police the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare has stated .
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