Price of a cup of milk tea increased to Rs. 100

Hospital not target of tear-gas

The police say the tear-gas fired on a group of protestors in Badulla today was not targeted at the Badulla hospital. A tear-gas canister had fallen inside the hospital premises at the time the police fired tear-gas on the protesters to disperse them. The police media unit said that an investigation has been launched into the canister falling into the hospital premises where patients were also present. ?The tear-gas was not meant to target the hospital, the doctors or the hospital staff,? the

12 Aug, 2012

Mom kills child, attempts suicide

A mother killed her one year old child and then attempted to commit suicide in Yatiyanthota, the police media unit said today. The police said that the mother had given the child poison and had then consumed the same substance following a domestic dispute. The child died on admission to hospital while the mother survived. The mother has now been arrested. Further investigations are underway.

13 Aug, 2012

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