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Several areas in Kandy to face 65-hr water cut

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9 months ago

September 25, 2024

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The Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has announced that several areas in Kandy are to face a 65-hour water cut from 1.00am on Sep. 28 – 6.00pm on Sep. 30.

The Authority says that the Polgolla reservoir is to be emptied for maintenance work and therefore, it will not be possible to provide water to the water treatment plants of Polgolla and Greater Kandy.

Accordingly, water supply will be suspended to the areas falling under the Kandy Municipal Council, Harispatttu, Pujapitiya, Pathadumbara and Akurana water supply systems.

In addition, Rajawella, Sirimalwatta, Ampitiya, Amunugama, Hantana and Valala areas which fall under the Kundasale Divisional Secretariat as well as Mawathagama areas which are supplied water by the Greater Kandy water treatment plant, will also be affected.

The Mahaweli Authority also warns civilians not to enter the Mahaweli River for playing or fishing amid the low water levels.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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3 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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6 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.