Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the story about the closure of the station as reported by the media was untrue.
Mr. Abeywardena addressing a news briefing said that the closure of Fort Railway Station, as described in the news media, was a blatant lie.
He said there was no decision taken by the government to [...]
The army and police launched a major search operation in Talawakelle following a bomb scare yesterday morning delaying “Udarata Menike” train for several hours and cancelling the two night mail trains bound for Colombo and Badulla as well, Talawakelle police said.
The “Udarata Menike” train bound for Badulla was ordered to stop when it reached the [...]
Eighteen young men who were residents of Chavakachcheri, Killinochchi, Vavuniya and Thopur areas were arrested on Thursday during a search operation at the Fort Railway Station, the Fort Police said.
Fort inspector Pradeep Ratnayake said the suspects had arrived in Colombo by train from Vavuniya and Batticoloa.
They said they had come to Colombo to obtain passports [...]
Due to prevailing security situation in the country, the Colombo – Vavuniya Train service has been curtailed with effect from today.
A top Defense Ministry official claimed that the train Yal Devi will now operate only up to the Medawachchiya Station.
He also said that the action has been taken following reports that LTTE cadres were using [...]
