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    THE FRAUDSTERS WHO DECEIVE PEOPLE DEPICTING ANY ALLIANCE WITHTHE PRESIDENT WILL BE STRICTLY PROSECUTED
    It has been receiving the Information on various fraudsters who deceive and influence people unlawfully by impersonating as Coordinating Officers or close associates of the president.The police officers of the relevant police stations have been instructed by the Police Head Quarters to deal with them stringently under the law.The assistance of the general public is sought to trace such imposters and it is hereby
    requested to inform the following Senior Deputy Inspector Generals of Police(Senior DIGs) through the given telephone numbers, in case of any knowledge of such fraud/influence beingdone or has already committed by any person.
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Western ProvinceDeshabandu Thennakoon - 071 8591017
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Northern ProvinceRavi Wijegunawardena - 071 8591009
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Central ProvinceSM Wickramasinghe - 071 8591001
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Southern/Sabaragamuwa ProvinceRoshan Fernando - 071 8591028
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - North Central/ North Western Province
    Nandana Munasinghe - 071 8591008
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Uva ProvinceWFU Fernando - 071 8591011
    Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police - Eastern ProvinceLalith Pathinayake - 071 8591985
    Further, if the same occurred in Colombo metropolitan area, it can be informed to the following number.
    Director - Criminal Investigation Unit, Colombo
    Superintendent of Police - WLJ Rasal De Soyza Tel. - 0718591736
    In any such incident in anywhere in the island it can be informed to the followingnumbers too.
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    II. DIG Officer CommandingInformation RoomDuty Officer 011 2854885b n

    National Policy Framework Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour

    Voters can vote for a single candidate and, if they wish, they can cast their second and third preferences to two more candidates, National Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said, explaining the voting procedure for the November 16 presidential poll.“We advice people to cast their vote by marking number 1 in the box in front of the candidate of their choice and then mark 2 and 3 in the boxes of two other candidates, if they prefer multiple candidates,” he said.

    Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said that it had made compulsory for any voter to have any valid document to prove his or her identity during the Presidential election which will be held on November 16.He requested people to bring the National Identity Card (NIC) or documents approved by the Election Commission such as the valid passport, valid driving license, senior citizens identity card, government pensioners’ identity card, identity card issued to clergy, temporary identity card issued by the Election Commission through Grama Niladhari. Also, it was advisable to carry the official poll card which would be convenient to the voter as well as the poll staff.

    Motorists are advised to use alternate routes tonight as the Perahera of the Kadawara Devalaya at the Boralesgamuwa Pillawa Bo Samidu Viharaya is due to parade the streets. The perahera which commences from the temple at 8:00 pm today (September 21) will return to the Divulapitiya junction via the Horana-Colombo main road and return to the temple.Therefore police request the public to use alternative routes to avoid the inconvenience caused.

     

    The Health Ministry warned of a possible dengue outbreak with on going monsoon rains.Dengue has killed 70 people this year by yesterday. A total of 46,896 dengue cases had been reported from all parts of the country by yesterday, Health Ministry sources said.

    The President’s Media Division issued folowing me3dia release yesterday:

    The Lotus Tower was vested with the public in the wake of saving a staggering amount of public funds which would otherwise have been gone in the drains due to the controversial nature of the project agreement.The total estimated cost of the Lotus Tower project was Rs. 19 billion and the Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) had agreed to finance the project through a loan. Accordingly, a tripartite agreement was signed on 03.01.2012 between China National Electronics Importers and Exporters Corporation (CEIEC) and Aerospace Long March International Trade Co. Ltd, (ALIT) of China and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).

    Investigations carried out in 2015 revealed that no information was found on ALIT Company. Under the instructions of His Excellency the President this was informed to the Chinese government through the Sri Lankan mission in Beijing. Investigations could not find any such company either in China or elsewhere. Even the address given in the agreement with regard to this company appears to be fake.

    The initial deposit of Rs. 2 billion paid to this company by the Sri Lanka Government is also unaccounted for and no one knows what happened to it. Thereafter, in November 2017 this company was removed from the tri-party agreement and as a result the Chinese EXIM Bank had suspended the loan facility due to be given to Sri Lanka.

    Thereafter, the Rs. 16 billion that was scheduled to be granted to Sri Lanka by the EXIM Bank was reduced to Rs. 12 billion. However, by then Sri Lanka was already been paying Rs. 2400 million loan installment annually. Sri Lanka had paid the loan installment of Rs. 2400 million for 2018 and will have to continue paying this sum annually for the next 10 years. The payment for the first half of 2019 amounting to Rs. 1200 million has already been paid.

    In this context the TRC invested Rs. 4 billion to the Lotus Tower project saving the country a huge amount funds.

    The base circumference of the tower is 45 meters with a height of 356 meters. The main feature of this tower is the transmission tower and the antenna coverage length is around 90 meters. The digital antenna covers a distance of 60 km to the North, 60 km to the South and 50 km to the East and 15 km to the West. This will provide transmission facilities to 20 television stations and 50 FM channels.

    The initial design for the Lotus Tower was done in 2008, while construction commenced in 2012. The University of Moratuwa provided the main consultancy services. More than 70 Sri Lankan experts and engineers representing engineering science, structural engineering, concrete technology, high-rise vibration and electrical engineering made their contributions for the the construction. The project provided the opportunity for hundreds of students studying engineering in public and private universities to receive field training.

     

     

    A landslide warning for several districts has been issued Disaster Management Center in the context of the continued heavy rains.According to the warning, Kiriella, Kalawana, Ratnapura, Eheliyagoda divisional secretariat divisions and surrounding areas in Ratnapura District, Ambagamuwa divisional secretariat division and surrounding areas in Nuwaraeliya District, Warakapola and Dehiowita divisional secretariat divisions and surrounding areas in Kegalle District are prone to landslides.

    Four schools would be completely closed from September 15 to October 1 for scrutiny of GCE (A/L) answer scripts, Department of Examinations said.Those schools would be reopened on October 2.The schools that are completely closed for scrutiny of GCE (A/L) answer scripts are as follows:Ananda College, Colombo, Vidyartha College, Kandy, Mahanama Maha Vidyalaya, Matara and Lakdasa De Mel College - Kurunegala.

     

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