Eight night mail trains which were scheduled to operate today (Jul 20) have been cancelled due to maintenance work on the Northern railway line.
According to the Railways Department, night mail trains operating to and from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai, Batticaloa, Talaimannar, and Trincomalee will not function tonight.
This is due to a repair work which is currently taking place at a railway crossing between Polgahawela and Pothuhera, the Department explained.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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