Cabinet had approved a proposal to revise the Electricity tariffs every three months according to Government sources.
AAccording to the Excisting General Policy guidelines electricity tariffs need to be reviewed every six months .The proposal is against the guidelines trade unions had stated.
A Tourist Hotel employee in Ella area (Badulla) was injured and hospitalized due to a gun shooting incident occurred in the hotel yesterday(31) it has been reported.A gunman arrived in a Motorcycle had fired a gun shot towards the employee and fled away from.the scene according to the Police.
The injured employee had been admitted to the Demodara Hospital and later transferred to the Badulla General hospital for further treatment Badulla police had launched a mission to find thr gunman .
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco)had increased the prices of all Fuel varities except the price of Octane-92 Petrol with effect from midnight tonight(31) .
Accordingly the Price of a liter of Octane-92 petrol has been reduced by Rs.09 and the prices of Octane-95 Petrol liter,Lanka White Diesel Liter,Lanka Super Diesel liter and Kerosene oil liter had been increased by Rs.03,Rs.05 ,Rs.10 and Rs.07 respectively .
