CID gets its first female Deputy Director

S-400 delivery to India has begun: Russian official

The implementation of a 2018 deal for Russia to supply India with S-400 air defence missile systems could put India at risk of sanctions by the United States. Russia has started delivering the first of the S-400s to India, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing Dmitry Shugayev, head of the Russian military cooperation agency who said the first S-400 unit will have arrived in India by the end of this year. The $5.5bn deal was for five long-range surface-to-air missile systems, which I

16 Nov, 2021

Booster shots to be administered to people over 60 years

Booster shots will be administered to people over 60 years of age from tomorrow in the Western and Southern provinces and in the Anuradhapura and Ampara districts. State Minister Professor Channa Jayasumana said that the Pfizer vaccine will be administered as booster shots. The State Minister said the booster shots will be administered to people over the age of 60 years who have completed 03 months after receiving the second dose. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Nov, 2021

Government asserts no shortage of fuel

The Government today asserted that there is no shortage of fuel in the country. Cabinet Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila said that a false fear had been spread claiming that there will be a shortage of fuel. Gammanpila told reporters today that the announcement the?Sapugaskanda oil refinery will be temporarily closed for 50 days led to fears there will be a fuel shortage. He insisted that closing the Sapugaskanda oil refinery will not cause an oil shortage in the country. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Nov, 2021