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No bridge

G A Gunasena - Ginigathena special corr

There is no bridge across the Mahaweli river on the St Clive-Agaraoya road in the Ambagamuwa divisional secretariat division in the Nuwara Eliya district.

As a result the villagers travelling on the St Clive-Agaraoya road are compelled to cross the river by wading in the water with much difficulty.

Although the affected villagers have made several requests to the authorities to construct a bridge across the Mahaweli river, no action has been taken.

The villagers appeal to the authorities to take steps to meet their need of a bridge over the Mahaweli river on the St Clive-Agaraoya road for their travelling convenience without further delay.

Consumer Affairs Authority earns Rs 6.5 m as fines

Ariyapala Wansathilake - Kurunegala Central Special

The Authority has earned Rs 6,573,050.00 as fines from errant traders from January 1 to November 2.

The Kurunegala District Consumer Affairs Authority has taken legal actions against 1,693 errant traders who violated rules and regulations of the Consumer Protection Act.

The raids were carried out on the direction of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Jonsten Fernando.

The raid had been conducted against traders who fleece consumers by selling commodities at prices higher than the maximum price, selling outdated goods and failing to displaying the prices of goods.

New bridge

G A Gunasena - Ginigathena special corr

A new bridge over a canal on the Norwood, Venture estate road in the Ambagamuwa divisional secretariat division in the Nuwara Eliya district has been constructed by the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha.

Central Provincial of Tamil Education, Industries and Sports Minister Anushia Sivaraja provided Rs one million from her CPC decentralized budget 2012 were spent on the project.

Commissioning of the new bridge will make the residents of the venture estate to travel conveniently.

No dancing teacher

G A Gunasena - Ginigathena special corr

The Kelanigama Vidyalaya in the Hatton educational zone in the Nuwara Eliya district is without a dancing teacher.

The students of the school are in a quandary to study the aesthetic subject of dancing.

The transfer of the only dancing teacher of the school to another school in the same educational zone made by the educational authorities some time back without making a replacement has attributed to the situation.

The school development society of the Kelanigama Vidyalaya requests the education authorities to take steps to appoint a dancing teacher.

Additional magistrate appointed

Kapila Somaratne - Panadura group corr

Manjula Karunaratne has been appointed as an Additional Magistrate at Panadura Magistrates Court.

As there was no additional court building the Additional Magistrate had to hear the cases in the Court chambers.

Divineguma Bill:

Speaker to announce SC verdict

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa is expected to announce to the House the Supreme Court verdict on the Divineguma Bill when Parliament meets tomorrow.

It is anticipated that Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa would make a statement on the floor of the House in respect of how he proposes to carry out future activities connected to the Divineguma programme.

Wasp attack: 17 hospitalised

Sivam Packiyanathan Batticaloa special correspondent

Seventeen persons were admitted to hospital after being attacked by wasps yesterday, Eravur Base Hospital medical superintendent M C M Faleel said.

The incident occurred at Meerakeny Veethy Eravur in the Batticaloa district.

The wasps had been disturbed when a person was cutting palmyra leaves.

Rewards for weapons surrender

Sivam Packiyanathan Batticaloa special correspondent

The Eastern Command of the Defence Establishment offered rewards for those who voluntarily surrender weapons in their possession or who provide information regarding the location of weapons.

The rewards will depend on the category of weapons.The retention of arms is a non-bailable offence. Contact 0777264193 for more information.