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The Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation Mahinda Amaraweera states that a program will be initiated to acquire all paddy lands that have been left uncultivated throughout the island for a period of 05 years to cultivate food crops.The Ministry of Agriculture stated that this matter was discussed at the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Officers of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) raided 540 domestic gas cylinders hidden in a warehouse belonging to a gas agent in the Saliya Mawatha area in Anuradhapura.The Consumer Affairs Authority further stated that in addition to the stock of domestic gas cylinders, 54 empty gas cylinders were also found and legal action will be taken against the relevant gas agent.

From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure “Black Adam.” The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the DC Super Hero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”).Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.Johnson stars alongside Aldis Hodge (“City on a Hill,” “One Night in Miami”) as Hawkman, Noah Centineo (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”)…

A body of a man has been found hanging inside a compartment of a train parked at the Rambukkana railway station on Saturday (11).Police said that the body was found inside the train compartment at around 4:40 am during a routine inspection done by the driver’s assistant, before start of operation.The deceased is believed to be around 60 years old and the man was wearing a white sarong and a red-black mixed long sleeve shirt. The exact identity has not yet been determined.Police say that they also found a train ticket from Polgahawela to Bandarawela in the possession of the…

The Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena states that steps will be taken to grant leave to public servants on Friday in view of the current fuel crisis.The Minister said that due to the increase in fuel prices, public servants have to incur additional expenses on their way to and from work.Accordingly, he received training to work from home during the Kovid period and will be given leave on Friday to follow suit.

The ship containing 3,900 metric tons of gas anchored in Sri Lankan waters has not yet been able to land.As a result, Litro urges the public not to wait in line.$ 2.5 million has yet to be paid and it has been 5 days since Litro stopped distributing gas.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka will have to buy oil from Russia in the future.The Prime Minister has told the foreign media that this decision will have to be taken in the future in the face of the huge fuel crisis faced by the country.In the wake of the current foreign exchange crisis, many have called for a focus on buying fuel from Russia at lower prices.

Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who resigned from his parliamentary seat on Thursday (9), is expected to leave for the US shortly without a date for his return to the country any time soon, it is learnt.Rajapaksa’s wife, Pushpa Rajapaksa, had left for the US last week prior to the handing over of the resignation letter to Parliament.Addressing the media soon after his resignation, Rajapaksa said that he and his wife frequently travelled to the US since their family – children and grandchildren – reside there. Both Rajapaksa and his wife are dual citizens.However, the former Minister, who is also the…

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa states that he completely rejects the statement made by the Chairman of the Electricity Board before the COPE Committee.Accordingly, the President states that he completely rejects the statement made that he used his authority to award the Mannar wind power project to a specific person or institution.Recently, the Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board, M. M. C. Ferdinando said that when handing over the Mannar wind power project to Adani, the President summoned him and told him that the Prime Minister of India was forcing him to hand over the project and that he had stated at…

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Chi Shenhong has requested former President Maithripala Sirisena to make an active contribution to the country as a matured leader in overcoming the current crisis.Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Chi Shenhong has stated this at a meeting held at the residence of former President Maithripala Sirisena in Polonnaruwa.The Chinese Ambassador has also commended Maithripala Sirisena for his recent letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the recent Russian plane crash.