A protest was staged in front of Fort Railway station today expressing solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, who have been under siege by the Israeli forces. Leftist groups and civil society activists took part in the protest holding placards that read: "Stop genocide of Palestine" and "End the war now" (Pix by M.A. Pushpakumara & Akila Jeyawardena)
Energy Ministry differs on proposed electricity tariff reduction from today.
The Anurdhapura Magistrate Court has granted permission to further investigate allegations of obstructing the duties of the Police, levelled against Member of Parliament Dr Archuna Ramanathan and report facts to courts on February 3.
The Energy Ministry has decided to go ahead with the PUCSL recommendation of reducing the electricity tariff by an average of 20 per cent, Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said today.
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