The All Ceylon Health Services Union today held a protest march near the Health Ministry urging the authorities to solve salary anomalies. They marched from Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children to the Health Ministry premises. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Six multi-day fishing trawlers were gutted and several others extensively damaged by fire in Kudawella fishery habour in Tangalle. The fire had broken out in one of the trawlers and had spread to others. The cause of fire was yet to be established. (Pix by S. Galappatthi)
Seen here is action from the Kaijie Superstar Motorcycle Championship jointly conducted by the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle, Negombo Motor Sports Club and Nuwara Eliya Motor Sports Club, held at the Kanway Autodrome Circuit in Mirigama today. Pictures by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The main Opposition United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarians, Ruwan Wijewardene, Tissa Kuttiarachi and Harin Fernando having light moment at the public rally held at Pelawatta junction in Buttala yesterday.Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
A petition was handed over by the Professional Web Journalists Association in the presence of media rights groups and Opposition parliamentarians to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) today against some websites being unofficially banned by the Government. Pix by Nasal Baduge
Undergraduates of Allied Health Sciences who protested against curtailing of the period of their studies today handed over a complaint to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, urging action against the Police officers who they alleged “mercilessly” assaulted them while protesting. Pix by Samantha Perera
The National War Heroes Ceremony was conducted today under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the War Heroes Memorial at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Here a mother is seen looking for the name of her son engraved on the memorial.Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
A university student seen with the black eye from the police assault was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate today. Police informed the Magistrate they only used ‘minimum force’ to control the situation that prevailed outside the Slave Island police station. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel
A campaign to clean the access ways to Sripada after the end of the Sripada season was conducted by the All Island Guides and Senior Guides in collaboration with the Wild Life Conservation Department with the participation of more than 150 students, yesterday. Pix by Harshi Alwis
The Excise Department gave an ice cream ‘Dhansala’ for the fourth consecutive year to mark Vesak. It was held in front of the main office of the department situated at W.A.D Ramanayake Mawatha, Colombo 2. A large number people came to the ‘Dhansala’. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana
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