▶sinhala– සිංහල ▶english– President Mahinda Rajapakse has created a new ministry for law and order, and placed it in charge of the 80,000-strong police which had been overseen by the defence ministry for the past nine years. During the conflict the police were under the direct supervision of the Defence Ministry, though the UNP had brought law enforcement operations under a newly …
While maintaining that India was yet to decide its level of participation at the CHOGM in Sri Lanka in November, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hoped Colombo would reciprocate Delhi’s gesture and release the arrested fishermen immediately. Replying to a question of CPI leader D.Raja, the External Affairs Minister acknowledged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh receiving letters from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Puducherry Chief Minister …
Deputy Minister H. R Mithrapala today accused the highest ‘Political authority in Sabaragamuwa’ for providing political patronage to former Deraniyagala PS Chairman Anil Champika alias ‘ Athakota’. Answering a question posed by journalists with regards to allegations that Chief Minister Maheepala Herath provided political patronage to atrocities that were committed in the area, Mithrapala acknowledged that they were true. “Yes, he gave Anil Champika …
Supporters of the CWC and NWU, contesting the Provincial Council polls under the UPFA, clashed near the Commercial company Junction in Kotagala leaving several injured and damage to over 10 vehicles.In response a group of CWC supporters had stormed the NWU office in Hatton and ransacked the place. “We (NWU) will not drop this, we will not runaway in fear of him (Thondaman) and we …
▶sinhala– සිංහල ▶english– >Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi on Monday said India should convey to Sri Lanka that it would take back Katchatheevu if the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution was not implemented as agreed upon under the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987. In a statement, former Chief Minister referred to the comments of the visiting Sri Lankan Minister for …
Sri Lanka Sunday said it would “very much like” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November in Colombo even as Tamil Nadu parties have urged India not to participate in the event. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris, who arrived here Sunday, said he would meet Manmohan Singh Monday to invite him to the Nov 15-17 …
The DMK urged the Indian government to boycott the ensuing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka this November if the organisers are not able to shift venue outside the island nation. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa also made a similar demand later. The DMK also urged the Indian government to take effective steps to …
The University Grants Commission says it will take stern action against four Sri Lankan university lecturers who are reported to have participated in an alleged pro-Eelam conference in London organized by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE). The Chairperson of the University Grants Commission, Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama said that an extensive investigations will be carried out regarding the purported participation of these lecturers …
The Venigross glove making factory owned by the Hayleys Group that was at the centre of the Weliweriya water contamination controversy, has notified plant workers to report to work on August 22. The Defence Ministry ordered a two week shut down of the plant, after weeks of demonstrations by residents who are accusing Venigross of having contaminated the ground water in the area with …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a three-member committee to investigate the missing persons cases during the three-decade long war. Former Judge Maxwell Paranagama will head the commission. The other members being Director General of Census and Statistics Priyanthi Suranjana Vidyaratne and former Deputy Legal Draftsman and former member of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka Manohari Ramanathan who also were were members of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. …
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