The gold-plated necklace attached to the statue was looted after damaging a statue erected inside a Christian church
Police say that the gold plated necklace worn on the statue has been looted after the statue erected inside a Christian church in the Poololi area in the Point Pedro Police Division in Jaffna was damaged by someone on the 25th night The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a church in St. Thomas’ Catholic Church, south of Puloli. There the glass of the shrine was broken and the gold plated necklace attached to the statue was taken away. After the Catholic Church informed the Point Pedro Police about the incident, the police went to the scene and launched an investigation but no arrests have been made so far.
Special Notice for A / L candidates
The Department of Examinations has issued a special notice to schools and private candidates appearing for the GCE Advanced Level 2021 Examination. Accordingly, the school and private candidates appearing for the examination this time have been informed that the examination admission forms have been mailed. If there is any candidate who has not received it, go to the official website of the Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka www. doenets. lk and find the GCE (A / L) Examination 2021 (2022) under our Services on its home page (Download Admission Tickets) You can download a copy of the relevant admission card by selecting the “Icon” icon and entering the correct National Identity Card number or the examination number. It is also informed that the name, subject and medium of the ticket can be amended.
Decision on power cuts will be taken today
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) says it will decide today (27) whether to allow a power cut. Its chairman Janaka Ratnayake said the commission would meet this afternoon to review the power crisis in the country and decide whether there was a need for a power cut. Following a review of the current power crisis on the 25th, the Public Utilities Commission has stated that there is no need to make any power cuts until today. The power cut proposal will be reviewed today after considering the existing fuel stocks and the amount of electricity that can be generated as well as the electricity demand.
The body of a woman found in the Mahaweli River
The body of a dead woman has been found in the Mahaweli River in the Ilwatura area in Gampola. Police said the identity of the deceased woman has not yet been confirmed. The deceased has been identified as a 50- to 55-year-old woman, police said. A handbag suspected to be that of the woman had also fallen near the river and nearly Rs. 15,000 and several drugs had been found in it. Gampola Police OIC Chief Inspector Laksiri Fernando who arrived at the scene said that messages about the woman had been sent to the surrounding police stations and further investigations were being carried out. The body is being kept at the Gampola Hospital morgue and the Gampola Police are conducting further investigations.
Public health inspectors warn the public
According to the Association of Public Health Inspectors, the number of people being hospitalized is on the rise, as is the number of daily cases of covid 19. The association also said that the wards that were given to covid patients in many hospitals are now being given to other patients and the capacity of the hospital is being exceeded. However, the hospital authorities have been instructed to increase the capacity of the hospitals as per the need, said the Deputy Director of Health Services, Dr Hemantha Herath. Meanwhile, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the country’s health system has the potential to control any new variant of the covid epidemic.
Chamari Atapattu in ahead in the top list
Chamari Atapattu, captain of the Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, has been named in the top 10 in the women’s 20-20 batting rankings. Accordingly, Chamari, who was ranked 14th, was ranked 8th on the list. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement that she had scored 24, 86, 57, 30 and 48 points respectively in the recent 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifiers.
Biden warns President Putin about a world war
US President Joe Biden has issued a warning to Russian President Putin. Speaking to the media, the US President has said that if Russia invades Ukraine, it will be the largest invasion since World War II. The US President has stated that if such an invasion takes place, personal sanctions may have to be imposed on the Russian President. Meanwhile, Britain has warned of a plot to overthrow the pro-Moscow government in Ukraine. The British Foreign Secretary has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking steps to use former Ukrainian parliamentarian Yvonne Murayev for this purpose. The British Foreign Secretary said in a statement that Russia should end its aggression and misinformation-based actions and pursue a diplomatic course. Russia has denied that it is planning an invasion, although it has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops near Ukraine’s border.
Fuel required for power generation are available only for today.
The Ceylon Electricity Board says that the stocks of diesel and fuel required for power generation are available only for today. The diesel supplied to the Kelanitissa power plant will expire today, said Board Spokesman Andrew Navamuni. He said that the Sapugaskanda and Colombo port floating power plants have fuel only for today. He says that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has already been informed about this and accordingly, if diesel and fuel are not received today, the electricity will have to be cut off.
146 billion printed in the first 25 days of this year its 6 billion a day
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reprinted 26 billion rupees. Accordingly, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued 146 billion new currency notes in 2022. That is to say, measures have been taken to print nearly 6 billion rupees a day for a period of 25 days. Tissa Attanayake, a Member of Parliament for the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) says that three and a half trillion rupees have been newly printed under new government. He said that there is information that there are no sheets to print the rupee and there are no dollars to import those notes. He said this while he was speaking to the media after a ceremony.
IDH Hospital Filled Up with covid patients – Oxygen Demand Increasing rapidly
Dr Hasitha Attanayake, Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that the capacity of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases is being exceeded due to the spread of the coronavirus. The director of the hospital said that the oxygen requirement of the patients admitted to the intensive care units is also gradually increasing. This was stated by the Director of IDH Hospital Dr Hasitha Attanayake addressing the media yesterday afternoon (25).