Technical fault forces open Kukule Ganga sluice gates

Power cuts for 2 weeks

Power cuts will continue for at least another two weeks, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said today. CEB Vice Chairman Anura Wijepala told the Colombo Gazette that the breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant forced the CEB to continue with the power cuts. He said that repairs at the power plant had not been completed and that last night one boiler was still not operational. As a result the CEB will impose scheduled power cuts for 2 hours and 15 minutes in almost all parts of the cou

13 Aug, 2012

Karunanidhi seeks UN intervention

After Chennai Police denied permission to hold a public meeting of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), the DMK is holding a conclave on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue at a private hotel in the city ahead of the conference. DMK chief M Karunanidhi today called for ‘short, medium and long-term solutions’ to address the various aspects of Sri Lankan Tamils issue. Presiding over the conclave, Mr Karunanidhi refrained from demanding a separate homeland for the Lankan Tamils. He instead tacit

12 Aug, 2012

Rs. 1 million reward for info

The police today offered a Rs. 1 million reward for any information which could lead to a breakthrough over the investigations into the double murder in Kahawatte last month. According to the police the reward has been offered on the instructions of IGP N.K. Illangakoon and the identity of the informants will be kept strictly confidential. On July 19 a woman, 63 year old L.A. Premawathi, and her 33 year old daughter were found dead in their house at Kahawatte. The incident sent shockwaves in

12 Aug, 2012