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Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, stated that CCTV systems will be made mandatory for all school vans.Addressing Parliament today, the Minister highlighted that harassment of women and children in public transport has increased, and assured that the government will take necessary measures to minimize such incidents in the future.He further announced that a set of guidelines for school transport services and office transport services will be introduced starting January 2026.Speaking on passenger safety, Minister Rathnayake said,“The only solution is to empower passengers. If someone attempts to harass a woman or a child, people must act instead…

The highly anticipated wedding ceremony of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palash Muchhal has been postponed after a sudden and distressing family emergency. Smriti Mandhana’s father, Srinivas Mandhana, suffered a heart attack while preparations for the wedding were underway at the Mandhana Farm House in Samdol, Sangli, Tuhin Mishra, Smriti’s business manager, confirmed.Mandhana was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Sangli, where he is currently admitted for urgent treatment. Sources close to the family confirmed that both Smriti Mandhana and her immediate family quickly rushed to the hospital upon hearing the news.As of now, the family has…

The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus today (24) arranged for members of Parliament to wear official badges symbolizing the global campaign to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2025.Speaking at the parliament, Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, emphasized that it is a universally recognized human right to live a life free from violence and with dignity. She further stated that everyone, regardless of gender, has the right to live without violence and that it is the responsibility of all individuals not to inflict harm on others.The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2025 campaign begins…

Commuters will be able to pay bus fares using bank-issued credit and debit cards on buses equipped with ticket-issuing machines with effect from today (25), the Ministry of Transport announced. Accordingly, the inaugural program is scheduled to be held this morning at the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center.The facility of paying bus fares using bank cards has been introduced as a solution to the long-standing issue of passengers not receiving balance money after paying their bus fares.The Digital Ministry, together with the Ministry of Transport, has jointly launched this new initiative, which will be implemented on approximately 20 bus routes in…

The Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union has announced that goods and fuel trains operating from Mahawa to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Kankesanthurai will be withdrawn from service.Union General Secretary Chandana Wiyanduwa stated that the withdrawal of fuel and goods trains will take effect from midnight today (23).In addition, the Union noted that the night mail train is also expected to be withdrawn from service tomorrow (24). The General Secretary, Wiyanduwa further stated: “Currently, train operations have been severely disrupted due to elephant collisions. Elephant collisions between Mahawa and Trincomalee, Mahawa and Batticaloa, and Mahawa and Kankesanthurai are causing damage to both the elephants…

India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in Colombo to win the inaugural Blind Women’s T20 World Cup in Colombo.India won the toss and elected to field and restricted Nepal to 114-5.Sarita Ghimire top scored for Nepal with 35 off 38 balls.The Indians reached the target in just 12 overs to become the unbeaten champions in an inaugural tournament that also included Australia, Pakistan, the United States and Sri Lanka.Phula Saren hit 44 off 27 deliveries to guide India to the title.India was captained by Deepika TC, a Karnataka native who lost her sight as a baby after an accident. Sri Lanka…

The Department of Examinations has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) requesting an investigation into reports claiming that the Economics question paper of this year’s GCE Advanced Level examination (A/L) had been leaked prior to the exam.According to the Department of Examinations, the complaint was submitted last week by the Deputy Commissioner of Examinations.In recent days, various reports circulated on social media alleging that the A/L Economics question paper had been leaked.The Examinations Department stated that it conducted an internal inquiry into these reports, but no concrete evidence was found to confirm such an incident.However, the department…

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) states that the death toll due to adverse weather conditions has risen to nine.Director of the DMC, Pradeep Kodippili said that the prevailing heavy rainfall has caused flooding in several areas, while multiple incidents of rocks falling onto roads have also been reported. Meanwhile, the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) announced that landslide warnings have been further extended for 10 districts.Senior Geologist at the NBRO, Dr. Wasantha Senadeera, stated that the warnings issued for several Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the districts of Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Ratnapura, Badulla, Hambantota, and Nuwara Eliya remain in…

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) states that the Sri Lanka Army in Beragala is currently engaged in restoring the area affected by the landslide that occurred in Pahala Kadugannawa yesterday (22) to its normal condition. The NBRO stated that steps have been taken to close a section of the Kandy–Colombo main road in the Ganethenna area of Pahala Kadugannawa area for the next 24 hours.  Accordingly, the Kegalle District Secretary Jagath M. Herath urged motorists to use alternative routes. The NBRO announced to use the alternative routes from Colombo via Kurunegala to Kandy, from Colombo via Karandupana to Kandy, from Colombo via…

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has rejected the reports currently being circulated regarding his degree and education qualifications.MP Rajapaksa made this remark in response to a query raised by media.Parliamentarian Rajapaksa further stated that despite an inquiry regarding the matter being conducted through a ‘B-report’ submitted to court soon after the current government came into power, the results of that inquiry have not yet been made public.He added that the entire country will be able to see the response to these baseless accusations at the rally scheduled to be held in Nugegoda on November 21.Further expressing his views, MP Namal Rajapaksa said:“Within…