Opposition Leader To Leave Europe Today

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha is scheduled to leave for an European Tour where he is to meet the Officials of Commonwealth Parliamentary Union in London to discuss on issues related to  Imprisonment of  Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka.Opposition Leader is also scheduled to meet British Premier David Cameron and the Norwegian Minister of International Affairs and Environment Eric Solheim during his stay in Europe.

Inter University Students Federation To Protest In Front Of Universities For Three Days

The convener of the Inter Universities  Students Federation Udul Premarathna has said that University Students will stage protest campaigns in front of all universities on 19th,20th and 21 st of October against arresting 21 university students during the clash in Higher Education Ministry premises on last Thursday.These students were arrested by  the police after they broke in to the Higher Education Ministry premises in Town hall forcibly by breaking the gates and they were remanded for damaging the properties of the Ministry during the incident.

A group of students entered the Higher Education Ministry premises last Thursday demanding the release of six university students attached to University Of Peradeniya who were jailed due to  their opposition  shown towards Higher Education Minister S.B Dissanayake when he visited the University..