Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Eleven Females Including Actress Samanali Fonseka Filed A Petition At Court Against Withdrawal Of Gazette Notifications On Liquor
Eleven women including a so call actress Samanali
Fonseka had filed a fundamental rights petition at Supreme Court yesterday (17)against the withdrawal of two gazette notifications issued by Finanace Ministry regarding removing the ban imposed on local women to purchase liquor,working in liquor bars and selling of liquor and extending business hours of opening the Bars in the country .
The petition has stated that by withdrawing the gazette notifications it violated the equal rights of women.The petition has naned a group of persons including Finance Minister and Attorney General as defendents .
The petition has stated that by withdrawing the gazette notifications it violated the equal rights of women.The petition has naned a group of persons including Finance Minister and Attorney General as defendents .
UNP Had Appointed A Three Member Committee To Examine On Bond Scam Report
The ruling United National Party (UNP) has appointed
a three member committee yesterday (17) to examine the Central Bank Bond Scam report.
The Committee was appointed during the working Committee meeting of the UNP held yesterday and the Committee will submit it's recommendations to the working committee it has been stated.
The Committee was appointed during the working Committee meeting of the UNP held yesterday and the Committee will submit it's recommendations to the working committee it has been stated.
President Has Ordered The Authorities To Take Stern Action Against Those Responsible For Central Bank Bond Scam
President Maithripala Sirisena had instructed the
authorities including the Attorney General ,The director of Bribery Commission and the Chairman of the Central Bank to take stern action against the culprits responsible for the Central Bank bond scam and take steps to recover the public money stolen from the culprits it has been reported.
While addressing a public rally held in Elpitiya area today ,President Sirisena has stated that he had prepared a programme to punish the culprits of Central Bank Bond Scam and came to the rally.
While addressing a public rally held in Elpitiya area today ,President Sirisena has stated that he had prepared a programme to punish the culprits of Central Bank Bond Scam and came to the rally.
Electricity Board Employees To Launch An Island Wide Strike From Tomorrow (18)As A Protest Against Police Attacks Over Protesting Employees
The employees attached to Joint Trade Union Alliance
of Ceylon Electricity Board have decided to launch an island wide strike from tomorrow (18)to protest against the assaulting of their employees by the Police to rescue Electricity Board chairman who was taken as a hostage by the protesting employees.
The Police teams entered the Ceylon Electricity Board headquarters in Colombo fort around 8 p.m have removed the protesters who surrounded the CEB Chairman Ganegala's office room to rescue the Chairman and during the process Police teams have attacked the Protesters the Trade Union Alliance had claimed.
The Police teams entered the Ceylon Electricity Board headquarters in Colombo fort around 8 p.m have removed the protesters who surrounded the CEB Chairman Ganegala's office room to rescue the Chairman and during the process Police teams have attacked the Protesters the Trade Union Alliance had claimed.
Ceylon Electricity Board Employees Taken The Board Chairman As A Hostage For More Than Eight Hours-Police Rescued The Chairman
A tense situation was occurred in Ceylon Electricity
Board (CEB) headquarters in Colombo this evening (17)after a group of employees of the Electricity Board had taken Board chairman W.B Ganegala as a hostage for more than eight hours since evening while protesting by demanding solutions for few of their service demands.
The Police and Riot Police officers who had entered the Electricity Board headquarters have rescued the CEB Chairman from the hands of protesting employees few hours ago according to reports.
The Joint Trade Union Alliance of Ceylon Electricity Board which led the protest campaign demanded to solve few of their service problems including removal of salary anomalies.The protesters had blocked the office room of the CEB chairman during the protest .
The Police and Riot Police officers who had entered the Electricity Board headquarters have rescued the CEB Chairman from the hands of protesting employees few hours ago according to reports.
The Joint Trade Union Alliance of Ceylon Electricity Board which led the protest campaign demanded to solve few of their service problems including removal of salary anomalies.The protesters had blocked the office room of the CEB chairman during the protest .
A Female Teacher Was Arrested Over Accepting Money From Parents Of A Student
Katugasthota Police have arrested a female teacher attached to a leading school in Kandy District over taking Rs.100,000 as a bribe from the parents of a Student by promising to admit the student to the Grade One class of the school yesterday(16).The arrest was made as per a complaint made by the parents of the Student it has been revealed.
The suspected Teacher has accepted the bribe in 2015 and told the Parents of the student that if she fails to admit the student to the Class will return the money to them .However the Teacher failed to admit the student to the School and not return the money she had taken by them parents have complained.
Navy Have Arrested Two Persons With 70 Gold Bisucits While Transporting Them To India
Sri Lanka Navy have arrested two Sri Lankans while transporting 70 Gold Biscuits weighing 100 grammes each to India through a Dinghy Boat in Northern seas last night(17).The suspects with the stock of Gold Biscuits taken in to Navu custody have been handed over to the Sri Lanka Customs for further investigations according to the Navy.
The estimated value of the Stock of Gold Biscuits taken in to custody is around Rs.50 million it has been revaled.
Twenty Six Copies Of Central Bank Bond Scam Report Had Been Handed Over To The Parliament
Twenty Six English copies of the Central Bank Bond Scam report had been handed over to the Parliamentary Secretary by the legal officer of Presidents Office today(17) it has been announced.The Central Bank Bond Scam report which was handed over to the President Maithripala Sirisena by the Special Presidential Commission Of Inquiry in last December has been posted to the internet by the Presidential Secretariat and the copies of the report had sent to all MP's through E mail it has been revealed.
Meanwhile 34 Sinhala Copies of the Report on Serious Fraud and Corruption too had been handed over to the Parliamentary Secretary by the legal officer of Presidents Office.
Meanwhile the Speaker Karu Jayasuiriya has stated during a press briefing held at Parliament today(17) that the future course of action can be taken regarding the reports of Central Bank Bond Scam and Serious fraud and corruption wilt be decided during the Party leaders meeting scheduled to be held on 22nd of January.
The two reports will be submitted to the Parliament on 23rd of January for the discussion the Speaker has stressed.
The copies of the Both Central Bank Bond Scam and the Serious Fraud And Corruption will be issued to the media as well in near future the Speaker has stated.
Ward Place Has Been Closed Down Due To A Protest March
Due to this move a heavy traffic has been reported from Town Hall to Borella it has been reported.
The protesters are being protesting in front of the University Grants Commission Building in Ward Place by demanding a clinical training for University Students belonging to Professions Supplementary to Medline and Nursing in Peradeniya and Kandy Hospitals.
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