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Sat, 20 Jul 2019 Today's Paper
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 150
Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Priyantha Nawana yesterday informed the High Court Special Trial–at- bar that the Government was taking steps to bring down Central Bank’s former governor Arjuna Mahendran from Sing
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 10
The visiting UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly has appreciated the fact that Sri Lanka was able to recover and ensure the rule of law in the aftermath of the April 21 tragedy, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 8
French Ambassador Eric Lavertu, who called on Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said French investors were showing a keen interest in investing in the Hambantota port and in the plantation sector.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 9
The Acting IGP has directed the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) to inquire into the incident where a group of security personnel of a VIP attacked a van at Kalagedihena, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said yesterday.
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A man who is alleged to have killed the suspect accused of sexually abusing his ten-year-old daughter surrendered to the Galkiriyagama Police yesterday.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 77
Well-known Buddhist monk, the Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera yesterday urged the government to reveal the decision taken after the disciplinary inquiry conducted on State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake over his controversial remarks on the Buddhist clergy.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 46
A mother, her daughter and another girl died when a tree fell on the three-wheeler they were seated in and parked near a school in Sooriyawewa last afternoon, Police said. They said the tragedy occurred during the strong winds that lashed the area.
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday the inclement weather in the country had improved to some extent though risks still prevailed.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 99
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told a delegation from the Sri Lanka Bar Association that the government had not signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 183
Acceding to a request made by schoolgirl Dulanjalee Dissanayake, a resident of Moneragala, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have made arrangements to launch a scholarship scheme to help her in her studies.
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has ordered Hayleys Free Zone Ltd. also known as Advantis, which had imported several containers of industrial waste to export them to the country of origin with immediate effect.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 29
Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Education under the parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development, Ashu Marasinghe yesterday called for a forensic audit on the Batticaloa Campus.
20 Jul 2019 - 0 - 32
Nine Iranians arrested in mid-sea and detained by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) for seven days were remanded on the orders of Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne after the preliminary investigations had concluded.
The Attorney General has indicted former magistrate Thilina Gamage and three others in the High Court on charges of rearing an elephant without a valid license in contravention of the Public Property and Fauna and Flora Act.
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An incident was reported from Kalagedihena yesterday where the security personnel of a VIP motorcade had attacked a van, allegedly for not allowing the vehicle convoy of the VIP to proceed.
19 Jul 2019 - 0 - 315
The National Police Commission (NPC) has called for a report from the Acting IGP over the possibility of removing the CID from investigating Dr. Mohammed Shafi’s case and hand it over to the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU).
19 Jul 2019 - 0 - 275
Though the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court has advised over 1,000 women who had lodged complaints against the controversial Gynaecologist Dr. Siyabdeen Safi for alleged unlawful sterilization to have tests at De Zoyza and Castle Street women hospitals, not a single complainant had come forward for the tests up to yesterday, Health Authorities said.
19 Jul 2019 - 0 - 72
The Civil Appellate Court of Colombo yesterday issued an interim injunction preventing the National Film Corporation (NFC) from handling the distribution of films until the final determination of the case. The Civil Appellate Court bench issued this order following an appeal filed by four film circuits namely the Lanka Film Distributors & Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Movie Producers & Im
19 Jul 2019 - 0 - 89
The wife of Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen and the Young Journalists Association filed two separate complaints with the Judicial Services Commission alleging bias, and misconduct of Kurunegala Magistrate Sampath Hewawasam.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 541
The Attorney General had instructed the acting IGP to arrest former Additional Secretary of Defence and National Police Commission Secretary D.M. Saman Dissanayake over the offences he had allegedly committed under the firearms ordinance, Explosives Act and the Penal Code in connection with the Avant Garde Maritime Services’ floating armoury case.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 176
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday said the conflict of opinion between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was leading the country astray.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 169
Sri Lankans were able to witness a rare lunar eclipse during the early hours of yesterday. It was the last lunar eclipse this year, and the people of Sri Lanka will experience the next lunar eclipse of this nature on May 26, 2021.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 120
After the increase of price of wheat flour by Rs.8 per kg, All Island Bakery Owners’ Association (AIBOA) had decided to increase the price of a loaf of bread by Rs.5 from midnight yesterday.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 213
By Yohan Perera Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had advised State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake to refrain from utterances that would hurt the feelings of the Maha Sangha in future, it was revealed yesterday.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 171
A large stock of illegal Chinese cigarettes was seized by Excise officials who raided a construction site in Wattala run by a leading private hotel and travel company, where several hundred Chinese labourers work.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 142
In a shocking exposure, General Secretary of the SLFP, Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday revealed that none of the Police vehicles have full insurance, revenue licence and vehicle emission test certificates .
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 337
Any attempt to disgrace Maha Sangha should be vehemently condemned and rejected irrespective of the positions and capacities of the accusers, President Maithripala Sirisena said.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 63
The remarks made by State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake about some Buddhist monks were vehemently deplored by Minister of Buddha Sasana Gamini Jayawickrama Perera at a media briefing held in Polonnaruwa on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 104
A visit to Colombo to meet a politician by a group of villagers from Moragollagama was thrown into chaos when their leader found out the hard way that he did not possess the proper attire to meet with the minister.
18 Jul 2019 - 0 - 26
What is important is to carry out a proper investigation on the Easter Sunday attacks by an independent committee and to reveal who was really responsible for the carnage, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo J. A. Anthony Jayakody said yesterday.
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