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Swiss Ambassador Thomas Litscher paid
a courtesy call on Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva at the minister’s office,
Monday. Picture by Aminda Fernando |
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The coastal railway line between Galle
and Alutgama is being developed into high speed rail track
under the second phase of coastal railway development
project funded by the Indian government. Here, development
work in progress at Madampagama railway station in
Ambalangoda. Picture by Wimal Karunathilake |
Express bus service
Jaffna special corr
An express bus service from Point Pedro to Jaffna via Nelliyaddy will
be started soon, said K Kulabalaselvam, Point Pedro Bus Depot Manager to
the press.
Two buses have been bought on lease. An express Point-Pedro Jaffna
bus service was in operation 30 years ago. Office goers, teachers and
businessmen were benefited by this service.
In the 70s there was a simultaneous bus service every hour from Point
Pedro to Jaffna. A similar service will be started soon, said the Point
Pedro Bus Depot Manager Kulabalaselvam.
Employee disappears with Rs 20,000
A A L Dias
An employee of a trade stall in the Dambulla Dedicated Economic
Centre, has disappeared with Rs 20,000. The chairman of the Dambulla
farmers company R B Herath had complained to the Dambulla Police
regarding the theft. Police investigations are continuing.
Death of G M Wickramasinghe
The death occurred of former Lake House senior journalist G M
Wickramasinghe. He was 74.
He retired as a Deputy Editor of the Sunday Observer after completing
a full time career in journalism. G M Wickramasinghe also worked on the
Daily News.
The funeral takes place at 4 pm today at the Wethara Cemetery. The
remains lie at 61/11, Old Road, Wethara, Polgasovita.
Paying gratitude in a deadly way
Three persons who were given food and accommodation by an old woman
at Vaddakachchi Hudson road had hacked the woman to death and gold
jewels in her house had been stolen on October 8.
The Kilinochchi Police have on suspicion arrested three persons.
They have recovered the weapon used in the murder. They will be
produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate. The deceased is Helen Mary
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