Police have commenced a probe to determine the cause for the fire which broke out at a grid substation in Kelani Tissa, the Ministry of Power and Energy said.
Director (Development) at the Ministry, Sulakshana Jayawardena said that the power outage which was reported across several areas due to the fire yesterday, has been restored.
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The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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