The president of Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association Gemunu Wijeratne says that raising bus fares against the increased fuel prices is illegal. According to the National Bus Fare Policy, bus fares can be hiked only if the increase in fuel prices exceeds 4%. He points out that the increase in the price of diesel by …
”It is illegal to increase fees” says Bus Gemunu. Read More »
The court has issued an injunction in relation to a protest organized today (02) in front of the Fort Railway Station by several parties including the Inter-University Student Union. Accordingly, it is reported that the Fort Magistrate’s Court has accepted a request made by the Station Commander of the Fort Police to prevent the entry …
All fuel companies have increased fuel prices with effect from yesterday. The prices are shown below Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. Petrol 92 – Rs. 4 in (new price Rs.365)Petrol 95 – Rs. 3 in (new price Rs.420)Auto Diesel – Rs. of 10 (new price Rs.351)Super Diesel – Rs. 62 (new price Rs.421)Kerosene – Rs. 11 in …
Foreign media reports that the Afghanistan Embassy in India will stop its operations from today and will take steps to close the office. Last Saturday, a spokesperson of the Afghan Embassy said that it wants to reach an agreement with the Indian government to ensure that the interests of Afghans living, working, studying and doing …
Samagi Jana Balawegaya has arrested three people including A security officer of a S.J.B paelimenterian arrested with three peope while transporting a consignment of ganja. A person attached to the Minister’s Security Division and two other people residing in Bibila area have been arrested. The raid was conducted on information that this group was transporting …
A bodyguard of a S.J.B. MP arrested with 810 kilos of ganja. Read More »
According to police sources, the head and limbless body discovered yesterday afternoon on the banks of the Kelani River in the Siambalape area has been confirmed to be that of TG Pradeepa, a 51-year-old woman who had gone missing from the Mulleriya area on the 27th. Police Media Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police Advocate Nihal …
The headless body found from Kelani River, identified as Pradeepa of Mulleriya. Read More »
According to the report, the Anti-Terrorism Bill, which includes provisions for the prevention of terrorist activities, and the Security of Online Systems Bill, which includes provisions for the regulation of social media, are scheduled to be submitted to Parliament for the first reading on Tuesday, October 3. The Anti-Terrorism Bill was introduced by the Minister …
Two controversial bills to Parliament on Tuesday Read More »
Ravi Kumudesh, the convenor of the state and semi-state trade union union, says that the public servants are going to take trade union action next week to demand a monthly salary increase of 20,000 rupees. In addition to this, he stated that the objectives of this professional action are to win demands such as suppressing …
The Siripura Police recently succeeded in arresting a person who was dismembering and burying the body of a dead elephant behind a house in the Siripura Ran Kethgama area belonging to the Mahaweli C region. According to the police, an elephant died last Saturday night after getting tangled in an electric wire that had been …
Police arrested a person who was cutting a killed elephant into pieces and burying it Read More »
It has been proposed to allocate 3 acres of land from the land that does not belong to the archaeological reserve area where the Kurundi Rajamaha Viharaya is located for the construction of a Buddhist temple and a Hindu temple. This proposal was presented to the Sectoral Monitoring Committee on Religious Affairs and Coexistence by …
A proposal to build a temple and Kovil at Kurundi Read More »
