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The National Transport Commission has announced that the normal bus fares will be lowered from midnight today (4).However, a spokesperson said that there will be no change in bus fares on highways.The spokesman further said that the percentage of reduction in bus fares will be announced today.

Sri Lanka has so far won three medals in three events at the Commonwealth Games 2022.As the first medal, Dilanka Isuru Kumara won the bronze medal for Sri Lanka through the men’s 55 kg weight lifting event. It was from the match held on July 30.As the second and third medals, Yupun Abeykoon managed to win the bronze medal in the 100m short distance race and Palitha Bandara won the silver medal in the F42-44/61-64 controlled discus throw.Sri Lanka is currently 24th in the medal table.Dilanka Isuru KumaraYupun AbeykoonPalitha Bandara

Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon won a bronze medal in the 100m race at the Commonwealth Games.Accordingly, he won the third place in the final race and the time taken to finish the race was 10.14 seconds.Yupun Abeykoon made history as the first Sri Lankan athlete to win a bronze medal in the 100m race at a Commonwealth Games.

The British Queen Elizabeth II stated that she hopes to maintain the cordial friendship between the two countries in the future while issuing a congratulatory message to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Dr. Sudath Dharmaratne, the Health Ministry’s deputy director general for laboratory services, reported yesterday (02), “The Medical Supply Division has over 500,000 RAT kits to diagnose persons infected with Covid-19.”According to him, the government has the requisite resources for a Rapid Antigen Test to be performed in a hospital’s outpatient department on a person who is believed to be carrying the Covid-19 virus.In as little as 30 minutes, the fast antigen test’s findings can be known.He said that there are more than 26 established laboratories around the nation that provide PCR testing to identify Covid and Antigen Tests facilities.The Health…

The police have issued a notice to the protestors who are staying at the Galleface protest site today (03).According to the police, it has been informed that the unauthorized constructions and cultivation of crops in the protest site should be removed immediately before August 5th.

Ceylon Teachers Union General Secretary Joseph Starling has been arrested a few moments ago.It is said that he was arrested by Fort Police officers.

Yupun Abeykoon will participate in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m race at the Commonwealth Games today (03).He will participate in the third match of the semi-final round, which is scheduled to start at 11.40 pm Sri Lanka time.Yupun Abeykoon won the first place in the 6th preliminary race of the 100 meters event held yesterday.

The 22nd Constitution Amendment Bill has been published through a gazette notification.It is stated that the relevant gazette notification has been published as per the order of the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform Wijedasa Rajapaksa.The 22nd Constitution Amendment Bill submitted to the Cabinet was approved recently.View and download from here.

In a Chilean mining location, a sinkhole with a diameter of around 25 meters suddenly formed. The location was reportedly in the management of the Canadian business Lundin Mining. The Sernageomin national service of geology and mining is actively investigating the location.”Approximately 200 meters (656 feet) separate the top from the bottom”, according to agency head David Montenegro, who was quoted by Reuters. In response to queries from the media, he continued, “We haven’t identified any substance down there, but we have noticed the presence of a lot of water.Lundin Mining stated in their statement that none of the workers…