Amidst soaring electricity rates, the Government is giving priority to the proposed multi-million dollar mega undersea power transmission line with India.
Ten Navy personnel were reported missing yesterday morning after one of the Navy’s Fast Attack Craft (FAC) was caught in what is believed to be an LTTE sea mine explosion off Nayaru, Mullaitivu, a Navy spokesman said.
At least eight people were killed and more than 350,00 affected in two weeks of heavy rain leading to floods and landslides in the Mannar, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Ampara, Badulla, Trincomalee, Gampaha, Ratnapura and Moneragala districts, officials said yesterday.
The conduct of provincial council elections to the East has become a high priority matter for the Government.
Whilst political parties are busy talking of alliances and candidates, the defence establishment is busy planning security and deployment of troops.
