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Eggs will be sold at Rs.55 as promised – Association

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2 years ago

December 30, 2022

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All Ceylon Poultry Businessmen’s Association President Ajith Gunasekara yesterday said that the Association did not stop selling eggs at Rs.55 to customers.

“No matter how much criticism is made on social media, we will carry out this program with an objective of giving a relief to the customers,” he said.

He said that his association will reach every towns in the country to make available eggs at Rs.55 each. Gunasekera made these remarks while speaking to the media in Nuwara-Eliya yesterday afternoon.“Our Association was never engaged in trading and we never sell eggs and set the price. However, We have decided to divide into groups and go to different cities in our trucks to sell eggs in order to provide relief to the customers battered by escalating egg prices,” he said.
(dailynews.lk)

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.