Due to a security incident reported yesterday (14) the Visa Office of the Indian Embassy had been closed down until further notice the Indian High Commission in Colombo has announced.
The decision to close down the Visa office of the Indian High Commission has been taken after a group of persons had entered the Visa office of the high commission last night and stolen a Laptop computer and 02 DVR Machines along with money it has been reported ,
Although Police are investigating on the incident no arrests has been made in this regard up to now .
Police have today(14) arrested seven suspects over stealing an ATM Mechine belongs to a Private Bank in Gampola area recently .
The Police have recovered the stolen ATM machine along with a pistol in possession of the suspects .The pistol found in possession of the suspects had been stolen from the Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri whose house was torched during the "Aragalaya " protest held in Galle face last year the Police have stated ,
The three members of the Public Utilities Commission had opposed the 36
percent Electricity bill increase proposed by the Chairman of the
Commission and approved a proposal suggesting 66 percent Bill increase
which will be a burden to the consumers according to the chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake . 
The 66 percent increase of the Electricity bill will be implemented with effect from tomorrow(15) Public Utilities Commission has stated ,Due to the approved proposal of increasing the electricity bill by 66 percent the Electricity Consumers have to bear an extra cost of Rs.287 billion annually .There will be a 250 percent increase on Electricity bills for those who are utilizing less then 90 units of Electricity monthly he has further added ,
