59 incidents of trees falling, within CMC jurisdiction

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11 months ago

May 26, 2024

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The Colombo Municipal Council has said that 59 incidents of tree falling have been reported within the jurisdiction of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) amid the inclement weather conditions.

Its Director of Land and Environmental Development, Engineer Manoj Ranasinghe said that 19 of those incidents were reported from Vihara Mahadevi Park.

He mentioned that an inspection was carried out to identify the trees that were under the risk of falling, and over 200 trees were identified during this inspection.

He also mentioned that 100 out of those 200 trees have now been removed.

The Director said that the trees under risk of falling were identified by the features of the trunk and the current tree falls were reported due to weaknesses in the roots.

He said that the CMC is working with the NBRO to prevent further damage.

LG polls 2025: postal voting concludes today

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14 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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Postal voting for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election is scheduled to end today (April 29).

The Chairman of the Election Commission – R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, mentioned that eligible government officials who missed casting their votes on the previous days will have the opportunity to do so today.

The marking of postal votes commenced on April 24, with additional opportunities provided on the 25th and 28th.

The Election Commissioner has also emphasised that the deadline given to cast postal votes will not be extended under any circumstance.

Meanwhile, distribution of official polling cards for the LG elections will also be concluded today and according to Postmaster General P. Sathkumara, the process is nearly complete.

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5 convicted in 2012 murder get death penalty

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19 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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The Colombo High Court yesterday (April 28) sentenced 05 persons to death over their involvement in a murder that took place in 2012.

Two more were sentenced to life imprisonment as they were minors aged 17 and 15, during the time of the crime.

The verdict was delivered by High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe.

The defendants were found guilty of three charges, including the murder of a 21-year-old using a blunt weapon.

A total of nine persons were involved in the incident, but two of them died while the case was continuing.

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Heavy rainfall expected today

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36 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology says that the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge, affects the island’s weather.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night today (April 29)

Showers may occur in Southern and Western provinces and Puttalam, Mannar and Jaffna districts in the morning too.

Heavy rainfall of about 100 mm is likely at some places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-central provinces and in Vavuniya and Mullaittivu districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central and Uva provinces during the morning.