"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

BMICH

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.