Power cuts have been experienced in several areas across the country due to an technical failure that occurred in a transmission tower belonging to the Norochcholai Power Plant today (Mar 1).
Several areas in Colombo have also faced a power outage, a spokesman for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.
The CEB noted that it would take an hour and a half to restore the situation.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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