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LocalTags: Print EditionPeople in the Colombo city have been compelled to resort to use firewood due to cooking gas shortage. Picture shows firewood being unloaded from a vehicle in Kollupitiya where Middle Class residences and…

LocalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionA one-and-a-half-year-old child from Wattalpola, North Panadura had fallen into an unprotected toilet pit and died yesterday. The child was playing in the back yard with his two older sisters of…

LocalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionA Police Sergeant attached to the Tangalle Police Station committed suicide by shooting himself opposite the Tangalle DIG’s office. The sergeant is a 46-year-old resident of Weeraketiya. The…

A tense situation was reported in a fuel station in Maspotha, Kurunegala, this afternoon with motorists claiming that the shed was hoarding fuel stocks. The motorists insisted that they must check the underground storage of the fuel…

Central Baknk Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has experessed his desire to continue as the Central Bank Governor for a full term. He was appointed to the position following the resignation of Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.…

The Government is considering re-introducing the online method for schools and public services for two weeks starting Monday and working from home for other employees considering the fuel shortage in the country. A final decision in this…

Multi-modal transport centre at Makumbura, Kottawa completely blocked by protestors parking their buses while demanding for fuel. Transport across the country has been hampered due to unavailability of fuel. Long queues are seen near petrol…

Local Sumith PremathilakeTags: Print EditionA father of three was found dead at a fuel queue near a filling station in Panadura yesterday morning. Police said he had been waiting in a queue to obtain fuel for his three-wheeler in front…

Local Gayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionThe Police Special Task Force (STF) yesterday (16) defused a smoke bomb hidden in a parcel on the roadside about 500 meters away from the Katuwapitiya Church. This bomb has been found…

LocalNeranjala WickremasingheTags: Print EditionPublic Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry yesterday released a circular declaring Friday as a Government holiday effective from June 24. The…