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Death Toll Of Final Phase Of The Sri Lankan War Against LTTE Militants Was 7700 Not 40,000 As Mentioned In UN Report-Justice Paranagama

Justice Paranagama

The chairman of the Sri Lankan Commission On Missing Persons and War Crimes Justice Maxwell Paranagama has said today(21) the death toll of the final phase of Sri Lankan war against LTTE Militants was around 7700 and not 40,000 as mentioned by United Nations Human Rights Report of 2011 which released last week.

Justice Parangama has told the Indian Media, the members of Sri Lankan Commission On Missing Persons And War Crimes have personally visited the houses situated in war torn areas and collected this information.

The Report of Sri Lankan Commission On Missing Persons And War Crimes has not been considered When preparing the  UN Human Rights Commission Report Justice Paranagama has stressed.

"PARIS AT NIGHT" (1951)A FAMOUS ABSTRACT PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR PORTUGUESE FEMALE ARTIST MARIA HELENA VIEIRA DE SILVA

THIS COLORFUL PAINTING WAS DONE BY PORTUGUESE ABSTRACIONIST PAINTER MARIA HELENA VIEIRA DE SILVA(1908-1992).SHE WAS MAINLY EXHIBITED HER PAINTINGS IN FRENCH CAPITOL PARIS SINCE 1930 AND IN 1956 SHE HAS OBTAINED FRENCH CITIZENSHIP.SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE HONORED WITH FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S GRAND PRIX NATIONAL DES ARTS IN 1966.

LOVE THE WAY SHE HAS PRESENTED THIS ART WORK.

Prisons Department To Recruit Intelligence Officials For Courts In Colombo District

Hulftsdorf Court Complex

The Prisons Department has decided to recruit intelligence officials for every court in Colombo District with immediate effect.

To minimize the illegal activities occurred at  court complexes in Colombo City has prompted  this decision according to Commissioner General Of Prisons Rohana Pushpakumara.

Under this programme four intelligence officials were recruited for the Hulftsdorf Court Complex with effect from  today(22) and  intelligence officials are due to be recruited for the courts in Colombo Fort,Mariakanda,Nugegoda and Mount Lavinia  by tomorrow(22)the Prisons Commissioner General has said.

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Parliament Due To Be Summoned Tomorrow(22)- Ten Independent Commissions To Be Appointed During This Week

Sri Lankan Parliament

The Parliament is due to be summoned tomorrow(22) .Ten Independent Commissions are due to be appointed during this week's Parliamentary Sessions it has been reported.

One of the main items in  Agenda of tomorrow's Parliamentary Sessions will be getting approval for the three civil representatives nominated for  proposed constitutional council.

Dr.Radhika  Kumaraswamy,Dr.A.T Ariyaratne and Shibly Aziz have been nominated as  civil representatives for the constitutional council.After getting parliamentary approval for  three nominees the ten member constitutional council is due to be convened it's first meeting tomorrow evening at  parliamentary complex.

At the meeting of  constitutional council a final decision  will be taken regarding the appointment  of ten commissions according to  parliamentary sources.

Two Suspects Of The Five Year Old Girl's Murder Have Been Produced Before The Negambo JMO

Seya Sadewmini

The two suspects who were remanded after the questioning over the murder of five year old girl "Seya Sadewmini " of Kotadeniyawa Area have been produced before the Judicial Medical Officer(JMO) attach to the Negambo District Hospital today(21) for investigations according to the Police.

The two suspects including a 17 year old Marijuana Addicted School Boy who is a neighbor of the deceased girl were arrested last Saturday for questioning over the girl who was sexually molested and strangled to death near her residence.After the questioning two suspects were remanded until 28th of September.

The suspects are due to be produced before the Negambo Magistrate Court on 28th of September .

Meanwhile the samples taken from the body of the deceased girl have already sent  for a DNA Test and through the test results culprits are expected to be  identified Police have said. .

The investigations regarding the murder are carried out by the Criminal Investigations Department(CID).