Railway strike called off

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The strike launched by railway trade unions was called off after a discussion with Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunge a short while ago.

All railway trade unions had launched a strike from last night over the Transport Ministry’s failure to sign a letter suspending a shunting driver who was caught intoxicated while on duty.

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Anmanpan Thursday, 04 July 2019 05:54 PM

Dad news for the innocent and majestic elephants. I think the strike need to continue for the sake of the elephants.

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