The Railway Station Masters union are to decide on their union action following the meeting with the Railway General Manager today.
The President of the union, Sumeda Somaratne said they are currently discussing with the acting Railways General Manager, weather their demands could be met.
“Our union action would be decided according to the outcome of the meeting”, Mr Somaratne elaborated said.
He explained that the union called the railway authorities to resolve their issues including excluding the Station Masters from the list of positions eligible for grade promotions every five years, rectify issues in recruitment of station Masters.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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