COPE report on Bond issue presented in Parliament

28 Oct 2016

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The COPE report on the Central Bank Bond issue was presented to Parliament by Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman MP Sunil Handunnetti, a short while ago.

Murder of kids: Madras HC imposes life sentence on SL refugee

28 Oct 2016

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Shocked over the ghastly murder of a 12-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister for resisting an attempt to rob their house and the inability of police to crack the case on their own, the Madras High Court Bench has confirmed the conviction and life sentence imposed on a Sri Lankan refugee solely on the basis of his extra-judicial confession to a Tahsildar.

Parents tie young son and go away: Police

28 Oct 2016

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Police had found an eight year old boy tied to table with a rope, inside a house in Kowul Ara South in Sevenagala. The boy had been left alone at home while his parents were away.

Inappropriately dressed MP leaves chambers

28 Oct 2016

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Badulla District MP Aravindh Kumar who was wearing a dark orange shirt in Parliament was cautioned about his attire by the employees who were on duty inside the chambers yesterday.

JO urges govt. to allow CSN to broadcast

27 Oct 2016

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The Joint Opposition today urged the government to reverse the decision to suspend the broadcasting license of Carlton Sports Network (CSN) stating that suspension of the licence would set a dangerous precedent.

All smiles...

26 Oct 2016

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Bus stoned, group of youth assaulted in Jaffna

26 Oct 2016

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It was reported that stones were hurled at a bus while several motorcycles were damaged at Anaikkottai in Karainagar last night, Police said.

Nobody pushed AG to change his findings: Harsha

26 Oct 2016

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Deputy Minister Harsha De Silva posting a comment on his Facebook account yesterday said that at no time did any of the members of COPE push the Auditor General to change his findings.

JHU wants total crackdown on ex-LTTEers in NE

25 Oct 2016

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The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today claimed that ex-LTTE cadres might be behind the criminal activities taking place in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and called for a total crackdown on the 12,600 of them who were released after rehabilitation.

Range Bandara’s son released on bail

25 Oct 2016

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UNP Minister Palitha Range Bandara’s son Yasodha and another suspect were released on bail today by Anamaduwa Magistrate Janani Wijethunge.

Public needs awareness on Right to Information Act: Mahanayaka Theras

22 Oct 2016

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The Mahanayaka Theras of Malwatta and Asgiri Chapters said the Right to Information Act introduced by the government is beneficial to both the media persons and the general public of the country alike.

SL man enslaved and sexually abused in Scotland

22 Oct 2016

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A Sir Lankan man has spoken of the horror of being enslaved and sexually abused in Dundee, Scotland.

Chinese woman arrested with cigarettes worth Rs. 4.8 mn

22 Oct 2016

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A 30-year-old Chinese woman was arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike Internatinal Airport (BIA) today when she was attempting to smuggle Rs. 4.8 million worth of cigarettes to Sri Lanka.

President orders impartial inquiry over Jaffna Uni students’ deaths

22 Oct 2016

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President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the authorities to conduct an impartial inquiry into the death of the two Jaffna University students, Presidential Media Unit said.

Ensure our job security…

22 Oct 2016

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Jaffna incident: Five police personnel remanded

22 Oct 2016

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Five police personnel who were arrested over the death of two Jaffna University students were remanded till November 4 by Jaffna Magistrate’s Court today, Police said.  

Kalpitiya OIC transferred

22 Oct 2016

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OIC of the Kalpitiya Police Pradeep Manjula Udumalagala has been transferred to the Puttalam Police Station with immediate effect over the tense situation prevailed in the area yesterday during a protest by the fisher folk.

TNA condemns Jaffna incident

22 Oct 2016

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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday condemned the incident that took place in Jaffna yesterday, where two university students were killed.

Govt. to develop H'tota Port on PPP basis

22 Oct 2016

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The Government has decided to enter into an agreement with China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Ltd to develop the Hambantota Port on basis of a Private-Public Partnership (PPP) with 80 per cent of the shares transferred to the company.

COPE meeting in chaos?

21 Oct 2016

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A Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting which was convened yesterday to get the approval for the final report was reported to be in chaos last evening.