Priority bus lane will be open for vans and buses that transport school children too, in addition to the passenger buses, from tomorrow (September 6) with the beginning of the next school term, says Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development.
The bus project is currently in operation in few selected lanes and it was initially allowed for the use of buses only.
The first phase of the Priority bus lane project was implemented on August 15 from Moratuwa, Cross junction to Katubedda and from Savoy Cinema to Bambalapitiya Junction on Galle Road which was later expanded to other areas.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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