President tells CEB:

Cut back on losses

The Ceylon Electricity Board should cut back its losses and become an institution that will not be a burden to the country. “It should understand the needs of the public and make use of the skills of local engineers exploiting renewable power sources in the country for generation of electricity,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa told senior officials at Temple Trees yesterday.

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N’ Eliya Election petition:

AG asked to made submissions

The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered the Attorney General (AG) to make oral submission for preliminary objections in the Nuwara Eliya District Parliamentary Election petition case, while the Petitioner was given one week’s time to file witnesses affidavits.

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