The third reading of the Vat (Value Added Tax) Amendment Bill has been passed in the Parliament this evening (11) with a majority of 45 votes.Accordingly 100 MP's were voted in favour of the Bill whilst 55 voted against it.
According to the Vat Amendment Bill tax will be imposed on 97 out of the 138 items withdrawn from taxes earlier with effect from 01st of January next year..Under the Bill The 15 percent Tax imposed on goods will be increased to 18 percent it has been announced.
Fifty inmates attached to the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Camp at Welikanda area(North Central Province) were escaped from the Camp this evening (11) due to a tense situation occurred at the Camp it has been reported.
Police officers attached to the Welikanda Police are being launched a special mission in search of the missing inmates and taken into custody 23 inmates in the forest area, according to the reports.Police along with Army officers are being surrounded the Welikande forest area to capture the missing inmates.
The sudden Islandwide Power failure that occured last evening (09) caused due to a System failure in the main supply line between Kothmale and Biyagama areas according to the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB).
AS per some reports a lightning which struck the main supply line between Kothmale and Biyagama had caused this blackout But that shouldn't be the only cause for this blackout according to the CEB.
The restoration of power was done through few steps and the complete restoration of Power has done during a six hour period it has been reported. CEB has launched an investigation regarding yesterday 's power failure the Board has announced.
Sri Lanka Navy has promoted 1877 Senior and Junior sailors attached to the Navy coinciding with it's 73rd Anniversary .
A Train delay is being occurred at the Upcountry Railway Line as a result of the blockage of the Railway line due to a soil mound collapsed between Demodara and Hali-Ela train stations according to the Railway Control Room.
Railway workers are currently working to restore the normal train services of the line the Control Room had announced .
Train delays in the Upcountry Railway line is common these days due to the falling of soil mounds into the Railway tracks as a result of the heavy showers prevailing in the upcountry at present according to the Railways Department .
