In its proposals to the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reforms, the joint opposition (JO) has said the constitutional provisions on matters such as the National Flag (NF) and National Anthem (NA)and the status accorded to Buddhism should in no way be compromised.
The Japanese firm which was to be given the contract to carry out the third stage of the Central Expressway is said to have withdrawn, thus compelling the government to search for another construction company.
Yesterday’s resignation of Bribery Commission (BC) Director General Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe is a move to avoid possible action against the culprits of the Central Bank (CB) bond scam, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said today
Traffic on the Colombo- Puttalam Main Road at the Galkanda Junction and the train service on the Colombo- Puttalam line at the Thelwatta Junction were blocked by fishermen and residents of Negombo protesting against the Port City Project.
The scheduled three-and-a-half hour power cuts would be reduced to one-and-a-half hour, after the Mahaweli Authority had agreed to release more water to the hydro power plants, Minister of Power and Energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced a short while ago.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) hopes to reduce the time period of three-and-a-half hour daily power cut after the Mahaweli Authority had agreed to release more water to the hydro power plants, sources close to Power and Renewable Energy Ministry said today.
Thirukumar Nadesan, a relative of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) in connection with the 16 acres of land at Mapitigama in Malwana which was said to have been owned by former minister Basil Rajapaksa.
The Colombo National Hospital (CNH) had decided to stop accepting unidentified bodies to the mortuary following the Hospital’s morgue becoming full with unidentified and unclaimed human bodies, Deputy Director of the CNH Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.
Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, today requested President Maithripala Sirisena to reconsider the capital punishment handed by Sri Lanka to Nepali citizen Chet Bahadur Thapa (Lalitpur) for smuggling drugs into the country.
IGP Pujith Jayasundara yesterday said the Police were unable to come a conclusion regarding the suicide note allegedly written by the retired army officer who claimed responsibility for the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge.
Stating that the breakdown of the Norochcholai power plant was a result of giving the construction contract to a party which had done a shoddy job, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said an investigation has to be carried out to determine who was at fault.
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