April 21 marks two years since the Easter Sunday attack
April 21 marks the 2nd year since the Easter attack. Accordingly, the main Church service for the dead and victims will be held at St. Anthony’s Church, Kochchikade, which was the main target of the attack. It is being held under the patronage of the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. Priests of all religions are also expected to attend. Archbishop of Colombo Media Spokesman Rev. Dr. Camillus Fernando stated that a two minute silence was observed at 8.45 am today in memory of the victims and victims of the attack. featured image by- https://abcnews.go.com, https://www.indiatvnews.com, https://groundviews.org
350 million earned from expressways during past festive season
Rs. 350 million has been earned from expressways during the last 11 days of the festive season, Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando stated This amount has been earned through the entire expressway system from April 08 up to now. Over 1,236,288 vehicles traveled on the expressways during the period and the highest number of vehicles on the expressways during this period was on April 10.
Woman remanded for giving false information to 119
Two women have been arrested for giving false information to 119 police emergency number; Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated. Dankotuwa police had received the call at around 2.45 pm yesterday (April 18) stating that a group of people had taken the explosives from a vehicle and were preparing to cause some issue; he further added. Dankotuwa Police has revealed that the call was made by a 25-year-old woman who is residing in the Dankotuwa area after a special investigation. The two women were arrested yesterday and produced before the Marawila Magistrate’s Court. The women who made the call has been remanded till the 28th and the other woman has been released on bail.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP )separates from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on May Day;A separate May Day rally – General Secretary Said.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to hold a separate May Day rally to mark International Labor Day on May 1; the General Secretary of the party Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara stated. Also the party had decided to invite other government parties to join the relly. He said that all parties in the UPFA, including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, would be invited to join the May Day rally. Accordingly the invitation cards would be sent to them. He also said that Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva will be participating in the May Day rally as the representative of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He said these while speaking to the media after a discussion at the SLFP headquarters.
Government is in a deal with Badurdheen , it is clear – Archbishop
Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith says the current government is in two deals with former minister Rishad Badurdheen. Him points out that this situation became clearer while making 20th Amendment in the constitution. He said that it was clearer after only the party leader did not vote in favor of the amendment, the rest of the parliamentarians voted in favor. The cardinal said he had mentioned about this deal few days earlier to release of the former minister ‘s brother and that had been confirmed later in the 20th amendment vote. He expressed these ideas at a media briefing in Colombo.
Watch:Oxygen will not be lost even if all the trees are lost – Central Environmental Authority Chairman
The loss of oxygen will not be due to the loss of trees; Chairman of the Central Environmental Authority S. Samarasinghe stated He points out that all the rumors about environmental destruction these days are false and that those who claim to be environmentalists are talking for dollars. He also alleges that Devani Jayatilake and Bhagya Abeyratne are being led by Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He said these while joining to a speak in a youtube channel
Sri Lanka is facing a big corona wave like India – Keeping the country open is risky
The corona infections in Sri Lanka will be as serious as they are in India in next few weeks; the Association of Public Health Inspectors stated. Districts including Colombo,Jaffna,Trincomalee and Puttalam are already at a high risk, Upul Rohana President of the association pointed out. Even the daily test number is reduced now the number of PCR tests and random tests should be increased at least to 10,000. He added that a high level of corona can be expected in the coming weeks as public behavior during the New Year season has been disregarded for health and safety practices. Meanwhile, Army Commander Shavendra Silva states that wearing masks is mandatory in the coming months
Importing of crude oil and refined oil are Restricted
The Ministry of Finance has decided to restrict the import of crude oil and refined fuel from this year to prevent a decline in foreign exchange reserves. Instead of the credit limit of 180-270 days for fuel imports to Sri Lanka, it is expected to purchase fuel in small volumes from fuel producing countries in the Gulf region with one year credit facilities. The cost of importing fuel for 2021 is estimated to be $ 2.5 million, assuming that the price of a barrel of crude oil will average $ 59.
According to Laboratory Service official data COVID infections in Sri Lanka aready passed 100,000 : Ravi Kumudesh
Sri Lanka had surpassed the 100,000 mark of the COVID 19 infected patients by April 3 according to the official data of the Laboratory Service; Head of the Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technologists Ravi Kumudesh said. According to him the actual number of COVID-19 patients was reported as1003640 by April 3. But the total number of COVID patients reported according to the official data issued by the Epidemiology Unit was 96000 by April 3. “The failure for establishing an ‘information management system’ by the Epidemiology Unit to regulate data relevant to the epidemic had taken even more than a year after the outbreak and it is a serious omission,” Ravi Kumudesh added further. Daily mirror
Special protection for services in churches
Special steps taken to provide special security services that marks the second anniversary of the April 21 attack;DIG Ajith Rohana said. All senior police officers islandwide have been informed about this. featured image by – travel