Sri Lanka, April 16 -- The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has called for organisers of New Year festivals to refrain from including features which go against Sri Lankan culture, saying that they are paying close attention to the matter.

Meanwhile, the National Transport Commission has announced a special traffic plan for expressways, effective from tomorrow (17), to facilitate the return of people who travelled to their hometowns for the New Year to Colombo and suburban areas.

This plan, which will continue until April 21, is expected to include around 800 additional buses.

Furthermore, special bus and train services are operating today (16) to assist those returning to the cities.

Transport authorities have ...