Category: LOCAL

Landslide warnings issued in eight districts

Landslide warnings issued in eight districts

Nov 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Landslide warnings have been issued in eight districts due to heavy rains. (more…) Read More

Stock of nano-nitrogen fertilizer to arrive in the country today

Stock of nano-nitrogen fertilizer to arrive in the country today

Nov 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another stock of nano nitrogen fertilizer is due to arrive in the country later today. (more…) Read More

Hotline introduced to inquire teacher transfer issues

Hotline introduced to inquire teacher transfer issues

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The calling of teachers to the Teacher Transfer Unit of the Ministry of Education has been ... Read More

Organic fertilizer to be distributed for all districts from today

Organic fertilizer to be distributed for all districts from today

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Agrarian Development says organic fertilizer will be distributed for all districts from today. ... Read More

Booster vaccines from today

Booster vaccines from today

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is due to be administered in Sri Lanka from ... Read More

Twelve-hour water cut imposed on several areas today

Twelve-hour water cut imposed on several areas today

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The water supply to several areas including Dompe, Weliweriya, Delgoda, Rathupaswala, Keragala, Dekatana due to an ... Read More

President highlights need for ‘Agricultural Revolution’

President highlights need for ‘Agricultural Revolution’

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  SCOTLAND) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has highlighted the need for a new agricultural revolution that doesn’t go against ... Read More

Two trains involved in minor collision

Two trains involved in minor collision

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  GAMPAHA) - A minor collision involving two trains has been reported between the Ragama and Peralanda railway stations, ... Read More

Landslide warnings issued in Passara and Aranayaka

Landslide warnings issued in Passara and Aranayaka

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Disaster Magament Centre says landslide warnings issued in Passara in the Badulla District and Aranayaka ... Read More

Special traffic plan in lieu of Kusaladamma thera’s funeral

Special traffic plan in lieu of Kusaladamma thera’s funeral

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special traffic plan will be in place tomorrow in lieu of the final rites of ... Read More

Heavy Rains expected in multiple provinces

Heavy Rains expected in multiple provinces

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, North-western, Eastern and Uva provinces. Showers ... Read More

Third dose to be administered from tomorrow in Sri Lanka

Third dose to be administered from tomorrow in Sri Lanka

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The administration of the 3rd dose of the covid vaccine to frontline professionals including health staff ... Read More

Another 41 arrested for violating quarantine regulations

Another 41 arrested for violating quarantine regulations

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 41 persons have been arrested during the past 24 hours ending at 6 this morning ... Read More

President Rajapaksa in Glasgow for UN COP26

President Rajapaksa in Glasgow for UN COP26

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of ... Read More

‘Government will be unable to curtail future Union action’

‘Government will be unable to curtail future Union action’

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board United Trade Union Alliance say the government will not reap the necessary ... Read More