A spokesman for the Colombo Fort railway station that the trains operating in the coastal line would be delayed due to derailment.
The Rajarata Rajina train which was traveling from Matara to Vavunia had derailed near the Fort railway station around 1.15pm.
The Department is currently carrying out efforts to get the train back on track. The railways said that the trains running in the coastal line had been delayed.
The spokesman also added that they are attempting to resum the coastal line operations by evening.
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.
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.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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