More than 500 families in Punthottam and Sidhambara Puram IDP camps in Vavuniya have faced great difficulty in finding water due to the prevailing drought. Picture shows people waiting for their turn at a water tank to quench their thirst. Pix by Romesh Madushanka
Senior lawyer Upul Jayasuriya speaking to the media today said that the Bar Association of Sri Lanka has not taken any meaningful action against the assault of the secretary of the JSC. Jayasuriya speaking on behalf of four lawyers associations urged the BASL to take urgent and concrete action against the assault. Pix by Nisal Baduge.
Health Minister and the General Secretary of the SLFP Maithripala Sirisena, Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva, Susil Premajayantha and Dulles Alahapperuma took part in a news briefing at the Mahaweli Center in Colombo today where they welcomed (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to inquire into the conflict between the judiciary and the legislature. Pix by Nisal Badug
The17th anniversary of the national railway union was held today at the UNP headquarters- Sirikotha. UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa together with a host of other parliamentarians were present at the occasion. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) staged a march from Angoda this morning, in lieu of the world Mental Health day, in order to socially integrate patients and shift societal attitude towards them. Pictured here are staffers of the NIMH participating in the march. Pix by SWACP
Magistrates and District Judges who participated in a special general assembly of the Judicial Services Association (JSC) are seen here leaving the Colombo District Court. During this general assembly Judicial Services Association decided to commence court proceeding from tomorrow onwards. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The Lawyers attached to the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court and the judicial staff today staged a protest in front of the Chief Magistrate court condemned the attack on JSC Secretary Manjula Thilakarathne. Protest March began from the Chief Magistrate premises towards the R. Premadasa statue roundabout at Hulftsdorp street Colombo. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
A total of thirty class one school principals were enlisted as Brevet Colonels by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The principals underwent a thorough cadet and leadership training conducted by the National Cadet Corps. The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Defence today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
At least 800 people including several fishermen gathered outside the Coastal Guard Camp to urge its personnel to arrest those responsible for the attack on more than ten houses including a funeral house in Mirissa after the World T20 Would Cup Finals. Pix by Krishan J. Jayaruk
Sri Lanka today donated two young female elephants to the Prague zoo. They were flown to the Czech Republic by an Sri Lanka Air Force plane this afternoon. Picture shows one of the young elephants just before leaving the country at the Bandaranaike International Air Port, Katunayake. Pics by Deepa Adikari-Airport
The ‘Adyapana 2012’ higher education and career exhibition, organised by Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (Pvt.) Ltd. for the seventh consecutive year was inaugurated today, by the Australian High Commissioner Robyn Mudie at the BMICH, and will be held until October 7. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
Protestors outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Colombo pelted stones and water bottles damaging the windows of a building against the brutal attacks on the Buddhist communities and Buddhist temples in Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts by the Bangladeshi Islamic extremists. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
This picture taken on October 3, 2012 shows a tidal wave hitting against the river bank at the mouth of the Qiantang river in Haining, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, at the start of the annual International Qiantang River Tidal Bore Watching Festival. Thousands of visitors gather daily to watch the wave which can reach up to 8.93 meters high. AFP
Members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Students Organization (SLFSO), Inter University Independent Students Union (IUISU) and the Organisation of Undergraduates’ Parents (OUP) launched a protest outside the Fort Railway Station today over the trade union action of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA). Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
A discussion was held today with the participation of the Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) to address the issues pertaining to the Higher Education sector including the trade union actions of the university lecturers. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
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