CEB refutes
certain news reports, clarifies its
position:
President’s relief given as it
is
The Ceylon
Electricity Board yesterday
reiterated the relief measures
announced by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa for the consumers will be
implemented as they are with the
concurrence of Public Utilities
Commission and they would come into
effect from April 20.
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Wheels move to double fish
exports
Sri Lanka is
making arrangements to boost deep
sea fishing and double fish exports
including tuna within the next two
and half years with the help of new
vessels from Japan and China,
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development Minister Dr. Rajitha
Senaratne said.
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Stage set for Ranaviru Real Star
Mission iii - The Ultimate 12
The Ranaviru
Real Star Mission iii - The Ultimate
12, is all set to take local reality
TV to a new high, with some added
innovative features to entertain
fans via Jathika Rupavahini.
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BAD WEATHER AFFECTS 89,868
The number
affected by bad weather has risen to
89,868, Disaster Management Centre
sources said. The sources said as of
noon yesterday, 89,868 people
belonging to 20,720 families have
been affected by floods and gale
force winds in the Western, Uva and
Central Provinces while 7,720
persons from 1,841 families were
evacuated to safety. Wattala, Jaela,
Katana, Kelaniya, Biyagama and
Mahara in the Gampaha district have
been badly hit by floods. Around
47,380 persons belonging to 11,499
families in these areas have been
affected by floods, the DMC sources
said.
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