Colombo, Dehiwala-Mt.Lavinia, Kotte, Kaduwela Municipal Council areas, Maharagama, Borelesgamuwa, Kolonnawa Urban Councils, Kotikawatte- Mulleriyawa pradeshiya sabha and Ratmalana will experience a 16 hour water cut starting from 8.00 a.m. till midnight on Saturday (20), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.
The Board said the 16 hour water cut is due to essential maintenance to the power supply line connected to the Ambatale treatment plant.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.
Under the government’s initiative of disposing of high end- luxury vehicles that impose a heavy burden of public funds, other state institutions are barred from purchasing them through state procurement procedure, according to a Treasury circular.
An investigation has been launched on the instructions of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya into an incident where popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was arrested and allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
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