A total of 32 senior police officers including 09 Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) and 16 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) have been transferred with immediate effect, the Police Media Division announced.

These transfers, approved by the National Police Commission, aim to meet service and administrative requirements.

Key changes include DIG Nihal Thalduwa being reassigned from the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to serve as the DIG in charge of the Monaragala District.

DIG J.R. Dias, currently DIG (Staff), has been appointed as the new head of the CCIB, in addition to his existing duties.

The announcement also includes the transfer of 02 Superintendents of Police (SPs) and 05 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs).

The relevant statement issued is as follows :

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (June 26), the Department of Meteorology said.

Fairly heavy rains of about 50 mm are likely at some places.

A few showers may occur in the Anuradhapura and Matale districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva and Eastern provinces during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has approved a 2.5% reduction in bus fares effective from July 01 in line with the annual bus fare revision.

During a discussion between Transport Ministry officials and representatives of private bus associations, the government’s proposal to reduce bus fares by 2% was met by objections raised by bus operators.

(Previous News on 25th June 2025 at 4:51pm)

Bus associations oppose proposal of 2% fare reduction

The government’s proposal to reduce bus fares by a 2% effective from July 01 has led to the strong disapproval of bus associations, reports say.

It was also proposed not to revise the fares of the first two stages.

The announcement was made during a meeting between officials of the Transport Ministry and representatives of private bus associations to discuss the annual bus fare revision, scheduled for July 01.