Recruitment Of Sri Lankan Female Workers To Foreign Countries As House Maids To Be Stopped -Minister Of Foreign Employment Promotions

Recruitment of Sri Lankan Female Workers to Foreign  Countries as House Maids will be  completely stopped during next five years according to the Minister Of Foreign Employment Promotions Thalatha Athukorale .

Various kinds of harassment faced by Sri Lankan House Maids attach to Middle Eastern Countries has prompted to take this action Minister Athukorale has said.

Due To The Derailment Occurred Near Thalawa Railway Station Train Services Along The Northern Railway Line Disrupted

Due to the derailment occurred near the  Thalawa Railway  station this noon train services along the Northern Railway Line  disrupted and train services on northern line have terminated from Thalawa according to the Sri Lanka Railways.

The efforts are currently  underway to resume normal train service on the norther railway line .

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Special Task Force Have Arrested Two Persons For Transporting Narcotic Tablets

The Special Police Task Force has yesterday(19) arrested two persons at keselwatta in Hulftsdorf Court Complex who had transported 70,000 narcotic tablets worth Rs.4.5 million from three wheeler 

These narcotic tablets have been stored in 7 boxes according to  the police task force officers .

"PRINCESS DAMAYANTHI OF MAHABHARATHA " A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR INDIAN ARTIST RAJA RAVI VARMA

THIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR INDIAN ARTIST RAJA RAVI VARMA(1848-1906).HE WAS SPECIALIZED FOR PAINTINGS BASED ON INDIAN LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY .THIS COLORFUL PAINTING HAS SHOWN PRINCESS DAMAYANTHI OF MAHABHARATHA TALE TALKING TO THE ROYAL SWAN ABOUT  PRINCE NALA.

Water Levels In Kalu,Gin And Nilwala Rivers Are On The Rise-Disaster Management Center

The Disaster Management Center has today (19)requested people living in low level areas of Kalu,Gin and Nilwala River Banks to be in alert due to the rising water levels of these rivers.

According to the Disaster Management Center the water levels of the  Kalu,Gin and Nilwala Rivers have risen in certain areas.

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German Foreign Minister Dr.Steinmeier To Visit Sri Lanka Next Tuesday

German Foreign Minister

German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr.Frank Walter Steinmeier is due to arrive Sri Lanka Next Tuesday Evening for an official visit.He is the first German Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka since 2004.

During his visit Dr.Steinmeier is due to hold talks with President Maithripala Sirisene ,Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe,Foreign Minister Managala Samaraweera and Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan.German Foreign Minister is also due to visit the German Funded Sri Lankan -German Training Institute in Kilinochchi(In Northern Province) which scheduled to be inaugurated in May 2016.He will participate a tree planting ceremony too there afterwards.

Meanwhile the German Embassy In Colombo has today(19) announced it's Consular and Visa Section will be remained closed next Tuesday due to the German Foreign Minister's Visit here.

Police Have Arrested Two Suspects Over The Murder Of Five Year Old Girl And Remanded Them

The Police have today(19) arrested two suspects for questioning regarding the murder of five year old Seya Sademini who had been sexually molested and strangled to death near her residence last week .

The two suspects ,a 17 year old School Boy and another suspect who are neighbors of the deceased girl were arrested early this morning for questioning and later they were remanded until 28th of September according to the Police.

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"A INDIGENT FAMILY" (1865) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR FRENCH ARTIST WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU

ARTISTS SHOULD REPRESENT THE COMMON PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY ,NOT ONLY TO ENTERTAIN THE RICH PEOPLE.THIS FAMOUS YESTERYEAR PAINTING OF FRENCH ACEDEMIC PAINTER WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU HAS SHOWN A POOR FAMILY OF HIS ERA.A GOOD ARTIST SHOULD ALWAYS WITH THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD FEEL THEIR HEARTBEAT AS HIS/HER OWN.ALSO SHOULD NOT PLAY WITH OTHERS FEELINGS.PERSONALLY I LOVE THIS ART AS IT PORTRAYS  POVERTY OF THE SOCIETY.

An Author Like Great Martin Wikramasinghe Is Hard To Find From Today's Society-Prime Minister

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An author like Great Sinhalese Novelist  Late Martin Wikramasinghe is hard to find from today's society  Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has said today(18)."If late martin wikramasinghe is here today  the Education ministry will strangle him" according to the prime minister .

Speaking to media after the inauguration ceremony of 17th Annual International Book Exhibition at BMICH in  Colombo today(18)the prime minister has said a country cannot be developed if there are no good books to read

There should be a debate on books the prime minister has further said.

President Sirisene To Implement Capital Punishment From Next Year If Parliament Gives Consent

Pressident Maithripala Sirisene has said today(18) he expects to implement the Capital Punishment from next year if the Parliament gives the consent.

Under the 1978 constitution the Executive President can implement the capital punishment and all he needs to do is put his signature to approve it.However President Sirisene has said that he wants the opinion of legislators when implementing the capital punishment.

President while addressing a meeting held today at  Galle(Southern Sri Lanka) has stressed that if he put his signature to implement capital punishment without getting parliament approval human rights  groups will intervene the scene on humanitarian grounds,

President's remarks on capital punishment came amidst society 's appeal to implement it to prevent child rapes .President has stated the many in the society were shocked due to the murder of the five year old girl Seya Sadewmini In Gampaha District and wants to do  justice for her by implementing capital punishment .

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DNA Samples Taken From The Body OF Five Year Old Girl Who Was Murdered Sent For A Test

The DNA Samples taken from the body of  five year old girl who had been sexually molested and strangled to death by an unidentified person at kotadeniyawa in gampaha district (In Western Province)has been sent to Gene Tech Institute  yesterday (16) for a test  to  identify the assassin of the girl.

According to the acting police media spokesman Priyantha Jayakody the assassin can be identified through the DNA Test.So far the police have been questioned from 15 people in connection  with the murder and so far no arrests were made regarding the case police media spokesman has stated.

The Inspector General Of Police N.K.Ilangakoon has handed over the investigations on the girl's death to the Criminals Investigations Department(CID with immediate effect.

Meanwhile protests were held today (17) as well in  most parts of the country against the cruel murder of five year old Seya Sadewmini and the protesters have urged the government to impose the capital punishment for child rapists.

A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR SRI LANKAN ARTIST JUSTIN DERANIYAGALA(1903-1967)

THIS FAMOUS PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR SRI LANKAN ARTIST JUSTIN DERANIYAGALE WHO WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN SRI LANKAN ARTISTS  FORMED THE FAMOUS  43 GROUP . SRI LANKA'S NAME ENTERED TO THE WORLD'S ARTISTS MAP DUE TO THE 43 GROUP. IT WAS WELL KNOWN FACT THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR JUSTIN DERANIYAGALA'S PAINTINGS HAS ALWAYS BEEN HUMAN FIGURE USUALLY A FEMALE .

HIS PAINTINGS HAVE  ATTRACTED  NOT ONLY AMONGST ART LOVERS IN SRI LANKA BUT IN WESTERN EUROPE AS WELL.

New Outer Circular Highway From Kaduwela To Kadawatha Was Opened Today

Section Of The New Outer Circular Highway

As the newly built Outer Circular Highway from Kaduwela to Kadawatha(In Colombo District) had inaugurated today(17) government has announced the new toll fees that light vehicles should pay when  using the extended highway to Galle and Matara(In Southern Province).

According to new toll fees announced for Light Vehicles -Kaduwela To Kadawatha - Rs.100 , Kadawatha To Galle  -Rs.500 and 
Kadawatha To Matara-Rs.650.
                                                                                                   

Through the newly opened extension the motorists will be able to reach Matara from Colombo within one and half hours .


The 8.9 Kilo Meter Long second phase of the Outer Circular Highway from Kaduwela To Kadawatha which was built at the the cost of Rs.44 billion was inaugurated  today under the patronage of Minister Of University Education And Highways Lakshman Kiriella.

The new Outer Circular Highway is connected to the Katunayake -Colombo Expressway,Southern Expressway,Colombo Northern Expressway and Colombo-Kandy Expressway.

                                                                       

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