Delhi Capitals lead IPL
The Delhi Capitals have taken the lead in the bonus points table of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament with 16 bonus points . Chennai Super Kings are second with 14 bonus points and Royal Challengers Bangalore are third. Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals are fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh in the table with eight points each. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad are at the bottom of the table with just two points.
Another stock of Pfizer vaccine arrives in the island
Another consignment of Pfaizer vaccine was brought to the island this morning (27). The consignment was brought to Sri Lanka by a Qatar Airways flight at around 2.10 this morning. The consignment has been handed over to the National Blood Transfusion Center in Narahenpita.
The Health Trade Union Confederation has commenced a strike this morning
The Health Trade Union Confederation has commenced a strike this morning. Its convener Saman Ratnapriya says that these steps have been taken against the suspension of allowances including the corona allowance given to health workers. He said health professionals representing nursing, paramedics, paramedics, clerks and drivers were joining the strike. He said the government had suspended the supply of corona to health workers and had cut back on facilities, urging the government to take action.
The most prevalent coronavirus in Sri Lanka has been identified as a subtype of the Delta variant
The most prevalent coronavirus in Sri Lanka has been identified as a subtype of the Delta genus. Dr Chandima Jeewandara of the University of Jayewardenepura states that the variant was named AY-28. Mr Jeewandara said that this variant, which was originally identified by Sri Lanka, has already been projected in three countries around the world. He said the virus has been identified in 8% of cases in Turkey, 4% in India and 3% in Russia.
There will be another extremist attack at any moment- Galagoda Aththe nanasara Thero
The General Secretary of the Bala Sena Organization Ven. Galagoda Aththe nanasara Thero states that there will be another extremist attack at any moment. He said that he had given all the information to the President in this regard. He further said that he had no dealings with anyone and that the country was in grave danger at the moment. Nanasara Thera made these comments while participating in a discussion on a youtube channel. During the discussion, he also revealed several audio recordings.
The current political issue in Sri Lanka- Conflict is intense. No one from the SLFP came to the meeting, Basil-SLFP talks are cancelled
A meeting between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) parliamentary group and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been canceled. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the official residence of former President Maithripala Sirisena on Paget Road on 25th afternoon. However, due to the non-attendance of the SLFP parliamentary group for the discussion, it has been canceled. The agreement to give Yugadanavi power plants to the United States was to be discussed at the meeting. The idea of the SLFP MPs is to have a discussion with the President after the discussion with the Prime Minister. The party recently announced its opposition to the Ecumenical Power Agreement
Government is ready to stop importing chillies
Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture harvested 100 acres of chillies at the Galaboda Estate in Nawalapitiya under the chilli cultivation project launched to produce the chillies required for the country. Although the annual requirement of chillies in the country is 5,000 MT, the amount of chillies produced in the country is only 50 MT. Therefore, the Minister has instructed the Department of Agriculture to take steps to prevent the importation of a large amount of foreign exchange annually for the importation of chillies and to produce the chilli requirement locally. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture has planned to cultivate 3,000 hectares of chillies. Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage started the cultivation of chillies as a model cultivation by distributing 100 acres of the economically unproductive Galabada estate belonging to the Janawasama to 100 Tamil youths in the plantation areas. It has been suggested that chilies grown successfully in the dry zone may be difficult to cultivate and bear fruit under cold climates. Challenging that view, Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has started cultivating 100 acres of chillies.
There is no money for fuel in the country. Because of that it will reconsider opening the lockdown- Ranil Wickremesinghe
Former Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that he has received information that the government has delayed the closure of the country due to difficulties in paying for fuel imports. Mr. Wickramasinghe said that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister had requested the United Arab Emirates to obtain a loan to Sri Lanka through a loan scheme, adding that they would not do so even if his request was granted. He added that the money for diesel has now been paid and therefore it will be received before the first day but if the diesel does not arrive by that day, the re-opening of the country will be postponed. He made these comments during an online discussion.