Travellers on the Inter City Express to Kandy were in for a rude shock when the train stalled at Balana on Sunday evening.
The 3.30 pm train journey normally takes three hours to Kandy from Colombo but in this case took more than four hours. The engine had stalled at Balana and the lights in the compartments too failed.
Subsequently a replacement engine arrived and towed the train. The lights were also rectified and ultimately the train reached Kandy at 7.45-8 pm. “It was a nerve-wracking experience and travellers were worried that the lights will fail when going through tunnels,” one traveller said. - ENDS -
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.
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