A fire at a Macdonald restaurant in Colombo
A fire has broken out at a private International chain restaurant (Macdonald) near the Sports Ministry in Colombo. According to the reports the fire broke out at around 5.30 am today (20). The fire caused severe damage to the building where the restaurant is located. The fire was reportedly caused by an explosion caused by a gas leak. The fire has been extinguished using 6 fire trucks belonging to the Colombo Municipal Council. Two persons have been slightly injured in a fire that broke out inside a restaurant at the sports complex in front of the Colombo Race Course, police said. Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that two youths who were staying in the parking lot in front of the building were slightly injured. The two went to the hospital and left after receiving treatment. The fire broke out in a restaurant downstairs in the old racetrack at the sports stadium this morning and is suspected to have been caused by an explosion caused by a gas leak. The fire brigade and the police took steps to control the fire in the building and the Government Analyst will inspect the location to ascertain the cause of the fire, the police spokesman said. The Cinnamon Gardens Police are conducting investigations under the SSP in charge of the Colombo South Division.
Garbage tea is mixed and exports with cylone tea, Sri Lankan tea prices go down
Small tea estate owners say that the price of green tea leaves in the country is declining rapidly these days. They point out that this situation has arisen due to the import of substandard tea from India and Kenya, blending it with Sri Lankan tea and re-exporting it. Wasantha Alwis of the Tea Small Holders’ Association stated that the price of a kilo of green tea leaves which was 120 rupees when the present government came to power has come down to 88 rupees. As a result, smallholder tea growers are facing a serious economic crisis, he said. He further state ed that this situation has arisen due to the decision taken by the government to allow tea to be imported from abroad and blended with 30% of Sri Lankan tea and re-exported
Arrest of Millennium City military intelligence officers is not an illegal act – Fonseka
Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka says the arrest of Millennium City Army intelligence officers is not an illegal act. Mr. Fonseka said the possession of weapons at the site was an illegal act by a senior army officer and that he would reject any attempt by the government to sling mud at it. He said there was no need to bring claymore mines to Colombo as military intelligence never deployed long distances. He added that they were carried out by the Special Task Force. He also stars that he was the Commander of Jaffna at the time of the Millennium City incident. Mr. Fonseka says that those war heroes were used as puppets to overthrow the government. He was speaking during the third debate on the budget in Parliament.
The main lamppost of a LTTE Mahavira cemetery is smashed
The main lamppost at the Attkattiveli Maha Viru Cemetery in the Manthai West Divisional Secretariat in Mannar was destroyed yesterday (19), residents said. The first lantern that lights the first lamp at the annual Heroes’ Day celebrations has been smashed and destroyed by a group of people. Members of the Tamil Maha Viru Organizing Committee have strongly condemned the act as a sabotage. The people of Mannar are also urging the authorities to immediately find the perpetrators of the destruction of the Tamil people’s commemorative rights and enforce the law on them expeditiously.
Sri Lanka loses the trophy
The Sri Lankan football team unfortunately missed out on the chance to win an International Football Cup after 26 years yesterday (19). Seychelles won the Prime Minister’s Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy four-a-side football tournament 3-1 on penalties. The final of the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy four-a-side football tournament was played between Sri Lanka and Seychelles at the Colombo Race Course.
Kim Kardashian, 41, is having an affair with 28-year-old Pete
The news that Kim Kardashian, who is considered to be the most attractive female model in the Hollywood art world, has got a boyfriend again has been controversially reported. Kim Kardashian, a 41-year-old mother of four, has decided to divorce her partner Kanya West last February after falling in love with a 28-year-old man. Kim and young man Pete appeared in public on Wednesday as they celebrated Pitt’s birthday in Palm Springs, California, and were caught on media photos. Kim Kardashian has admitted that she is her boyfriend in the face of questions from fans on her social media accounts. This young man is Pete, who has previously had romantic relationships with a number of famous women.
Pakistan’s investigation into leaking video of young parliament Minister
Sania Ashiq, a pretty young provincial councillor in Pakistan, has been embarrassed by a video leaked about her. An obscene video of her being a member of the Thakshila Sabha constituency in Punjab has been circulating on social media. Sania had complained with the government and the Central Bureau of Investigation on October 26 regarding the video. Police have arrested a man who leaked the video after a lengthy investigation. However, the police did not say the video was fake. The MP has also complained to Imran Khan’s central government about this, which has sparked more news. The Punjab Police and the FIA launched the probe several days after the complaint was lodged, during which time copies were widely circulated on the internet. In an interview with ‘Pakistan Today’, Sania has said that my video has spread like a virus on social media. In addition, some of my pictures have gone viral on social media platforms. I get threatening phone calls. ‘ Sania Ashiq is a member of the Nawaz (PML-N) of the Pakistan Muslim League. She is a Member of Parliament (MPA) from Thakshila Sabha area in Punjab. It is said that Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is a very close woman.
Strict decisions are taken by Greece against non-vaccinators
In some European countries, the covid virus has been reported to be re-emerging. Austria has decided to close the country completely for 20 days from next Monday due to the re-expansion of covid. It is also reported that the country has decided to take various measures against those who have not received the covid vaccine. Meanwhile, Greece has decided to isolate those who have not been vaccinated, following in the footsteps of other countries in the region. The Greek prime minister has announced that from next week, those who have not been vaccinated will be barred from entering cinemas, restaurants and fitness centres. Germany has decided to impose strict social restrictions on those who have not been vaccinated to control the spread of the epidemic. Germany is the European country with the highest number of infections reported in the past day.
US presidency vested in a woman for the first time
The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden has temporarily transferred his presidency to Vice President Kamala Harris. Foreign media reported that Vice President Kamala Harris has been temporarily given the powers of the presidency as President Joe Biden is being anesthetized for a medical examination. Foreign media further reported that Kamala Harris will become the first woman to hold the office of President of the United States.
A person released from death sentences at the Last minute
Julius Jones is a special prisoner in American history. He was due to be given a lethal injection a few hours earlier and sentenced to death. But he got a chance to live in a way no one expected. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Steff has intervened to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence to life in prison. But he will not get a chance to get out of jail. Thousands of locals and students marched in the city recently demanding that the death sentence not be carried out on Julius Jones. He was sentenced to death in 2002 for manslaughter in a 1999 car hijacking case. But Jones says he’s not involved. Popular television actress Kim Kardashian and groups opposing the death penalty took Various actions were to demand that Julius Jones be given life.