Consumer Affairs Authority Has Filed Court Cases Against Two Businessman For Selling Coconut Oil Mixed With Vegetable Oil

The Consumer Affairs Authority has filed court cases against two businessmen in Colombo Fort for selling Coconut Oil mixed with Vegetable Oil to the consumers.

The two businessmen have accepted the allegations  leveled against them at the court and Paid Rs.5000 fine Consumer Affairs Authority has said.

The laboratory  tests done regarding the coconut oil samples collected from Colombo fort have proved that coconut oil sold to the consumers mixed with vegetable oil according to Authority.


 

Citizens Organizations Collective Had Requested President To Appoint A Special Presidential Commission To Investigate On Wrong Decisions Made By Attorney General

The Citizens Organizations Collective had requested the President Maithripala Sirisene to appoint a speical presidential commission to investiagte  on  the wrong decisions made by Attorney General and Attorney General's Department regarding dismissing  all charges against  LTTE Leader KP allias Kumaran Padmanadan and giving legal concessions to the suspects of much talked about Avent Guarde floating armoury case.

Ratnapriya

The Co Convener of the Citizens Organizations Collective Saman Ratnapriya has said today (17) although neighbouring India wants LTTE Leader KP as the key suspect of Rajiv Gandhi Murder Case ,Sri Lanka's Attorney General has recently dismissed all the alleagtions leveled against KP citing there's no evidance to prove the charges.However in reality there are enough evidance to prove charges leveled against KP and by dismissing the charges against him Attorney General has acted as a supporter of former Rajapakshe Regime .

Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo today(17) Ratnapriya has said regarding Avant Guarde floating armoury case too Attorney General and Attorney General's Department had acted in strange manner and they have given legal concessions to the suspects of that case including the former defense secretary and some directors of Avent Guarde Company 

Due to these biased decisions of Attorney General and the Department the public trust put on the local judiciary is fading away Ratnapriya has said.

National Child Protection Authority To Submit Seven Proposals To Government On Child Rape Cases.

Dr.Balendra

National Child Protection Authority has decided to submit seven proposals to the government regarding actions to be taken regarding  child rape cases including  extending the prison sentence of child rapists from 10 years to 20 years according to the president of  National Child Protection Authority Dr.Natasha Balendra.

Addressing a press briefing held In Colombo yesterday(16) Dr.Balendra has said that the child protection authority has never entertained the imposing of capital punishment against child rapists as studies  carried out by western countries have  clearly  shown that by  imposing capital punishment the number of child rape cases will not be decreased .

Among st the seven proposals that child protection authority is  planning to submit to the government are establishing a high court each in every province and appointing a high court   commissioner to hear child rape cases and giving a special training for those officers who are working with children.




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A New Doctors Trade Union Has Formed

A group of government doctors has formed a new Trade Union which representing trade union rights of government doctors named Association Of Comprehensive Expert Medical Officers .

The Newly formed Association has received it's registration number 8704 from  the Labor Secretariat in Narahenpita  today(16).A group of 276 government doctors have already taken the membership of the Association it has been reported .

A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR AUSTRIAN ARTIST GUSTAV KLIMT

Sri Lankan Flight Arrived From London Made An Urgant Landing At Mattala International Air Port

A Sri Lankan Flight arrived from London carrying 244 Passengers on board was Diverted and made an urgent  landing  to newly built Mattala ,Mahinda Rajapakshe International Air Port (In Southern Province)this evening due to the bad weather conditions  prevails in Colombo at that time it has been reported.

The Sri Lankan Flight UL 504  expected to fly it's original destination the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port later today.

Most Opposition Politicians in the country had blamed former president mahinda rajapakshe in recent years for building Mattala Mahinda Rjapakshe International Air Port which built with Chinese Aid but running without any planes.

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Former Minister And Two Former Secretaries Have Been Questioned By Presidential Commission Of Inquiry

Former Finance Secretary Dr.P.B Jayasundare ,Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Wijeratne and Former Minister MP Keheliya Rambukwella have been questioned by the Presidential Commission Of Inquiry today(16) over Rs.200 million in loss  incurred by a state media institute during the Presidential Election.

The Presidential Commission which appointed to investigate on serious acts of    fraud,corruption,abuse of state resources ,power  and privileges for questioning has investigating a complaint alleged a state media institution has incurred a loss amounting Rs.200 million due to the broadcasting of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe 's advertisements without payments and refraining to broadcast President Maithripala Sirisene's paid advertisements during the presidential election.

IGP Has Handed Over The Investigations On Five Year Old Girl's Death To CID

The Police have today (16)handed over the investigations on  the murder case of five year old girl in Kotadeniyawa ,Divulapitiya(In Western Province)area to the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) with immediate effect.

The Inspector General Of Police(IGP) N.K Ilangakoon has today ordered the CID to take over the investigations on child's murder case as Kotadeniyawa Police which investigating on the murder still not been able find any suspect or positive clues regarding the case.

The body of the five year old Seya Sadewmini who had been s sexually molested and strangled to death was found inside a canal near her house on last Sunday a day after she was reported as missing.

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Colombo Public Health Department To File Court Cases Against 103 Premises In Colombo City For Breeding Dengue Mosquitoes

The Colombo Public Health Department has decided to file court cases against 103 Premises situated within the Colombo City which have identified as maintaining dengue mosquito breeding places  according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.These premises with dengue mosquito breeding places have been identified  during the first four days of National Mosquito Control Weak commenced on last Thursday(10).

Out of these 103 premises the Colombo Public Health Department has already filed court cases against 48 premises at the Maligakanda(In Colombo) Magistrate Court  and rest to follow during this week Dr.Wijemuni has said.

 Most of the dengue patients in Colombo are reporting from Borella and Eastern Colombo Areas he has stressed.

" THE OLD GUITARIST" A FAMOUS PAINTING OF THE SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO

THIS FAMOUS PAINTING WAS DONE BY PABLO PICASSO AFTER THE SUICIDAL DEATH OF HIS CLOSE FRIEND CASAGEMAS IN 1903.THIS WORK WAS CREATED IN MADRID THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN AND IT WAS RATED AS PICASSO'S ONE OF THE TEN MOST FAMOUS ARTWORKS.

No Complaints Have Been Received On Ayurveda Massage Centers -Ayurveda Commissioner

Although new body massage centers(SPA)  opening  island wide like mushrooms by using the name "Ayurveda" illegally ,the Ayurveda Commissioner P.S.K,Weerakoon has said still no complaints have been received by him against  so called Ayurveda Massage Centers.

"If someone make a complaint on such massage centers using the name " Ayurveda" illegally the Sri Lanka Ayurveda Medical Council can take a legal action against such centers as the local  Ayurvedic Doctors are not been granted permission to anyone for using the name 'Ayurveda" for massage centers the Ayurveda Commissioner has stated.

The Police have recently raided so many brothel houses situated in Colombo and Outstation Areas  running under the name ' Ayurveda Massage Centers " .

Meanwhile  All Ceylon Ayurveda Medical Officers Association has said their Association have taken steps to educate people that the body massage is not related anyway to Ayurveda .

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Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene Who Ordered To Fire On Protesters In Rathupaswela Area Arrived The Country Amidst Protests

Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene

Sri Lankan Army Brigadier Deshapriya Gunawardene who allegedly ordered the troops in 2012 to fire on protesters at Rathupaswela in Weliweriya (In Western Province) Area who were demanding clean water had arrived Sri Lanka this evening.After he ordered the troops to fire on protesters three were killed and several others got injured due to the shooting.

Brigadier Gunawardene who were  rewarded by a position in Sri Lankan Embassy In Turkey by previous government of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha after the Rathupaswela Shooting has arrived at Katunayake International Airport  this morning and left the airport under the protection of an Army Intelligence Officers.

A large number of residents from Rathupaswela Area where the protest was held in 2012 by demanding cleaning water were seen  protested in front of Katunayake Air Port by
calling authorities to arrest the Brigadier.

A Woman And Two Children Had Been Killed At Kosgoda Due To A Three Wheeler -Bus Collision

A woman and two children had been killed and another child was critically injured due to a Three Wheeler-Bus collision occurred today(15) at Kosgoda(In Southern Province) in Galle Road.Two men who were travelling in the three wheeler got minor injures due to the accident.

The critically injured child has been admitted to the Kalutara Hospital for further treatment.

According to the Police a Private Bus travelling from Colombo to Matara(In Southern Province) collided with the three wheeler at kosgoda which the victims of the accident were travelling  in .

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Haj Festival To Be Celebrated On 24th Of September

The Muslim Community in sri lanka will be celebrated their religious Haj Festival on 24th of September the Colombo Grand Mosque has announced.

The Haj Festival known as "Eid Al Adah" or " Feast Of Sacrifice " is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations and other one is "Eid Al Fitr" or Ramadan.

"VASE WITH RED POPPIES"(1886) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF DUTCH ARTIST VINCENT VAN GOGH

DUTCH POST IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH HAS PAINTED THIS POPULAR PAINTING IN PARIS .FLOWERS WERE THE SUBJECT OF MANY OF  VAN GOGH'S PAINTINGS DONE IN PARIS.

UN Report On Alleged War Crimes Against Sri Lanka Will Be Released On This Wednesday=UN High Commissioner For Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees Zeid Raad  Al Hussein has said today(14) during his Opening Speech at the inauguration of 30th United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva ,Switzerland, UN Report and Recommendations on alleged war crimes that said to be occurred in the Country during the last phase of war against LTTE will be released on this Wednesday(16).

A serious violations and loss of   Human Life have been reported during  final phase of the war in Sri Lanka  UN High Commissioner For Refugees Al Hussein has stressed.

Police Have Questioned The Father And Grand Father Of the Murdered Girl Over The Incident

Seya Sadewmini>

The Police have today (14)questioned the father and grand father of the five year old girl who had been strangled to death at Divulapitiya over the incident.The killing of the child has  shocked the people all over  country and many wants to bringing back the  capital punishment and  punished the culprits severely.

The Kotadeniyawa Police have deployed few police teams to arrest those who are responsible for the death of five year old seya sadewmini bakmeedeniya who was the youngest of three children in her family.

Meanwhile the father of the murdered girl child was known as a suspect of a  child molestation case while he was served as an English teacher in a government school

It has been also  reported the sneaking dog deployed by the police to catch the killers have been walked 100 meter distance from home and return  back 100 meters towards the house again.

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Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe And MP Namal Rajapakshe Have Been Questioned Over Fraud Deals

The Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapksha and the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe, United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Namal Rajapakshe have been questioned today(14) by  Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division over the fraud allegations leveled against them.

The former defense secretary gotabaya rajapakshe has given a statement to the police financial crimes investigations division Regarding the controversial MIG Air Craft Deal and share issuance of Lanka Hospitals .

Post Mortem Of The Five Year Old Girl- JMO Gave The Verdict As She Had Been Sexually Molested And Strangled To Death

The Five year old girl who found dead inside  a canal near her residence at Kotadeniyawa in Divulapitiya(In Western Province) yesterday(13) had been  sexually molested and strangled to death according to the verdict given by Judical Medical Officer(JMO) of  Negambo District Hospital today(14) at the Post Mortm held regarding the death.

The five year old Seya Sadewmi's dead body was found inside a canal near her residence yesterday by the Police.

 The Girl was reported as missing from her house since Saturday Morning and the Kotadeniyawa Police have receieved a complaint regarding the incident from her parents.During the special search operation carried out to find the missing girl police with the help of residents in the area have managed to found the body of the girl inside a canal near her house yesterday.

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Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe To Leave India Today For A Three Day Visit

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe will leave India today(14) for a three day official visit first since he assumed his duties as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

During his visit Prime Minister Wikramasinghe will be hold bi lateral  talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,President Pranab Mukarjee and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj.

To mark the Prime Minister's visit to India the Sri Lankan Government has decided to release 16 Indian fishermen who were arrested for allegedly  pouching in sri lankan waters as a goodwill gesture.

"PEACOCK IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT " (1911) AN EGYPTIAN STYLE PAINTING OF RUSSIAN ARTIST NATALIA GONCHAROVA

THIS PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR RUSSIAN AVANT-GUARDE ARTIST NATALIA GONCHAROVA.SHE WAS ALSO A WRITER,ILLUSTRATOR ,SET DESIGNER AND A COSTUME DESIGNER.HER GREAT AUNT NATALIYA NIKOLAEVNA WAS THE WIFE OF FAMOUS RUSSIAN POET AND NOVELIST ALEXANDER PUSHKIN.

Police Are Conducting A Special Investigation On The Mysterious Death Of A Five Year Old Girl

The Police Are  conducting special investigation on the mysterious death of a five year old girl whose body was found at a canal situated near her house at Divulapitiya(In Western Province) today(13).

A special search operation was launched by the Kotadeniyawa Police after they have received a complaint that the deceased girl had gone missing from her house since Saturday Morning.

The girl who was sleeping with her grand mother went missing since Saturday morning according to the complaint made by her parents to the police.

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Kaduwela-Kadawatha Outer Circular Highway Which Will Connect To Four Expressways To Be Inaugurated On 17th Of September

Kaduwela-Kadawatha Outer Circular Highway

The Motorists will be able to reach Matara(In Southern Province) to Kaduwela(In Colombo) in one and half hours after the outer circular highway from Kaduwela to Kadawatha open on 17th of September.

The 8.9 Kilo Meter outer circular highway is scheduled to be inaugurated by Minister Of University Education And Highways Lakshman Kiriella  and it will be connected to Southern Expressway,Katunayake Expressway ,Colombo-Kandy Expressway and Colombo-Northern Expressway,

The construction work of the Kaduwela-Kadawatha outer circular highway began on 2012 with the cost of Rs.44 billion.The four lane expressway is having six toll plazas and three toll office buildings.It comprises 250 meter long six lane bridge built over Kelaniya River and five overpass bridges .

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Air Port Custom Officers Arrested A Sri Lankan With Six Pieces Of Gold Hidden Inside His Rectum

The Air Port Custom Officers have yesterday (13) arrested a Sri Lankan at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port who attempted to smuggle six pieces of gold worth around Rs.3 million to the country.

The 51 year old  suspect who returned from Chennai ,India was concealed six pieces of gold weighing 600 grammes inside his rectum according to the custom officers.

A FAMOUS PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING OF ELISABETH THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA (1865) BY YESTERYEAR GERMAN ARTIST FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER

.THIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTING WAS DONE BY GERMAN ARTIST FRANZ XAVER  WINTERHALTER WHO WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS PORTRAIT PAINTINGS OF ROYALTY IN MID NINTEENTH CENTURY.THIS PORTRAIT PAINTING IS KNOWN AS ONE OF XAVIER'S BEST KNOWN ART WORKS AND IT'S NOW AT THE KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM IN VIENNA,AUSTRIA.

Government Has Decided To Remove Leadership Training Course From The Universities -Minister Kiriella

The new government has decided to remove the Leadership Training Course implemented for University Students by the previous government according to Minister Of University Education And Highways Lakshman Kiriella.

The period allocated for leadership training will be used to teach international languages for  the university students the Minister has said.

The leadership training for University Students prior to the commencement of their Degree Programme has been introduced to the University System by former Minister of Higher Education S.B Dissanayake who is also a Minister in this government.However due to the hectic schedule of that training most university students have complained on that to the authorities it has been reported.

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UN Inquiry Report On Alleged War Crimes Against Sri Lanka Has Been Handed Over To The Government

The United Nations Inquiry Report on alleged war crimes said to be occurred during the final phase of war against LTTE Terrorist Group has been handed over to Sri Lankan Government last night according to the foreign ministry.

The Sri Lankan government has received five days to response on the report in writing the Ministry has stated.The said UN Inquiry Report on Sri Lanka is due to be released to the public during the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council scheduled to be inaugurated this Monday(15) in Geneva Switzerland.

The report and the Sri Lanka's response of it will be submitted to the Human Rights Council sessions at the end of this month it has been reported.The handing over of the UN inquiry Report on Sri Lanka to the local government prior to it's submission to human rights council sessions has done as a gesture of goodwill towards the government of President Maithripala Sirisene foreign ministry has said.

Meanwhile Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweere and Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Seneviratne  are due to be attended the UN Human Rights Council Sessions representing Sri 
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A Woman Was Shot Dead By An Unidentified Gunmen At Jampatah Street

A Woman was shot dead this evening by two unidentified gunmen at Jampatah Street in Kotahena(Colombo Suburbs) according to Police.The Two Gunmen came from a motor bike have shot the woman Police have said.

The reason for the shooting or the suspects still not yet identified .However the Police have revealed that the husband of the deceased woman is currently in police custody over a murder case.

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