Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando has resigned from his position, Railway Department sources said.
According to sources, Mr. Fernando had handed over his resignation letter to Transport Secretary L.G. Jayampathy yesterday.
The Railways General Manager had reportedly resigned due to undue pressue exerted by the Transport Minister to reinstate a railway officer who had been sacked for violating work rules.
Sources told Times Online that this officer had consumed alcohol during work hours.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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