Passengers getting into trains starting from Colombo Fort will be required to get down at the last station bordering the Western province (Aluthgama, Ambepussa, Kochchikade and Avissawella), General Manager of Railways M.J.D. Fernando said.
“Following the decision to restrict movement of those in Western province, the Railways Department has decided to limit passenger travel from Colombo only to the borders of Western province. However, the empty trains will continue their journey and take passengers from the next stop,” he said.
Trains will operate to Beliatte, Kandy, Mahawa, Puttalam and Avissawella.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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