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Half-day holiday for India vs. SL match today

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2 years ago

January 10, 2023

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For the India vs. Sri Lanka One-Day International match in Guwahati, the Assam Government has approved a half-day holiday in the Kamrup-Metro district today (10).

An official announcement stated, “The Governor of Assam is happy to declare a half-day local holiday on January 10, 2023 in the Kamrup (Metro) district in honour of the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka to be held on January 10, 2023, at Barsapara ACA Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.”

The first ODI cricket match between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to take place at the Barsapara stadium in the state capital of Guwahati.

Captain Rohit Sharma will lead the team while experienced players like Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami who did not participate in the T20 series have been included in the ODI series.

However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that Jasprit Bumrah, who was previously named in the squad, will not play in the ODI series.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey Vandersay and Nuwanidu Fernando, who did not participate in the T20 series, have joined the Sri Lanka squad for the ODI series.

So far, 162 ODIs have been played between Sri Lanka and India, of which India has won 93 matches and Sri Lanka has won 57.

The Sri Lankan team has played 10 ODIs in India so far and India has won 9 of them.

One tournament ended in a draw.

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Cost reflective price for MPs’ daily meals proposed

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3 hours ago

January 23, 2025

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Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake said yesterday that a cost reflective price between Rs.2,500 and Rs.3,000 will be proposed for meals including breakfast, lunch and evening tea for Members of Parliament.

He stated that the proposal is scheduled to be presented to the House Keeping Committee of Parliament today and that a proposal will also be presented to the Cabinet in the future.

“MPs will have to pay Rs.3,000 for their meals including breakfast, lunch and evening tea. The price of meals for others will also be increased,” he added.

(dailynews.lk)

(This story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Probe into clearing of 323 red-tagged containers – Dy. Minister

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January 23, 2025

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Deputy Minister of Economic Development – Prof.Anil Jayantha Fernando yesterday (Jan. 22) admitted in Parliament that 323 containers with red tags have been released through the green channel by the Sri Lanka Customs.

In response to a question raised, the Deputy Minister said that an investigation will be launched into the incident.

He said there have been occasions where red-tagged containers have been released after being scanned and during some occasions, containers had been released through the green channel even without being scanned.

“We never know whether there have been investigations into those incidents,” he said.

(Excerpts : dailynews.lk)

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Suspect arrested over alleged online train tickets racket

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January 23, 2025

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The Kandy Divisional Crimes Unit has arrested a 37-year-old suspect involved in an alleged major racket involving ‘e-Tickets’ sold for up-country trains including to Ella.

According to the police, the suspect was arrested yesterday (Jan. 22) in the Suduhumpola area of the Kandy Police Division.

The suspect, a resident of the same area, was found in possession of 21 ‘Odyssey’ train tickets purchased online, Rs. 130,670 in cash believed to be proceeds from the illegal sales, 130 notepads documenting previous transactions, and a mobile phone.

Police suspect the individual profited from reselling train tickets, targeting foreign tourists. The suspect has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiries.

On January 20, the CID had informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that they have launched an investigation into the ticket scalping, which was raising serious concerns.

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