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“Elephant Pass saltern to be fully activated”

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6 months ago

January 11, 2025

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Chairman of National Salt Limited Gayan Wellala has said plans are underway to fully activate the Elephant Pass saltern in the north by March, 2025, in a bid to increase local salt production.
Following a cabinet decision and subsequent gazette notification, the Elephant Pass saltern is currently under the administration of National Salt Limited.

According to ‘Daily Mirror’, Mr. Wellala has pointed out the Northern area salterns including the Elephant Pass that have been inactive since the civil war and is still not completely restored are being developed to help increase production.

The recent salt shortage was attributed to the adverse weather which prevailed in the country of late and Cabinet approval was granted to import 30,000 MT of non-iodised salt before January 31, 2025.

Mr. Wellala has added, “With the inflows of the imports and the restoration of the salterns the shortage is going to be temporary, about three to four months”.

(Source : Daily Mirror)

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.