Supreme Court Has Dismissed The Petition Filed By Communist Party General Secretary Against Nominating Defeated Candidates As National List MP's

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The Supreme Court has today(08) dismissed the petition filed by general secretary of Sri Lanka's  Communist Party D.E.W Gunasekera against nominating defeated candidates as United Peoples Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) national list MP'S.

By giving the verdict the three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice K.Sripavan has informed the petitioner that there's no legality to hear the petition as the Speaker of the Parliament has given his approval for the UPFA's  National List MP's.

UPFA headed by President Maithripala Sirisena had nominated several defeated party candidates of the recently concluded Parliamentary Election as National List MP'S of the party.

Seya Sadewmini's Murder Case-Minuwangoda Magistrate Has Granted Permission To CID To Carryout A DNA Test Of Seya SadewminI's Father

The Minuwangoda Magistrate has today(07) granted permission to Criminal Investigation Department(CID) to carryout a DNA Test of  five year  old Seya Sadewmini's (Who was sexually molested and murdered last month) father as the DNA Tests carried out on four  suspects were not matched with DNA Samples found from Seya's Body.

The DNA Samples taken from  two main suspects arrested regarding the rape and murder of Seya namely Dunesh Priyashantha alias "Kondaya" and his elder brother Saman Jayalath had found did not match the DNA Samples found from girl's body.

Five Year old Seya Sadwmini of Kotadeniyawa Area was sexually molested and murdered on 13th of September and her body was found an area near her house.

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Around 600,000 Accident Victims Are Receiving Treatment From Colombo Accident And Orthopedic Unit -Dr.Jasinha

Around 600,000 accident victims are receiving treatment annually through the OPD of Accident And Orthopedic Unit attach to Colombo National Hospital according to the Director Of National Hospital Dr.Anil Jasinha.

Around one third out of these patients have been admitted to the unit for further treatment Dr.Jasinha has said.Accident Victims from all corners of the island are being transferred to  the Colombo National Hospital's  Accident And Orthopedic Unit for treatment he has stressed.

Dr.Jasinha has revealed these facts at a function held today (07) at Neuro Trauma Unit Of Colombo National Hospital to mark the 25th anniversary of Accident And Orthopedic Unit.

"MOUNT VESUVIUS VOLCANO ERUPTION-1774" A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR FRENCH ARTIST PIERRE JACQUES VOLAIRE (1729-1802)

PIERRE JACQUES VOLAIRE WAS A FRENCH ARTIST FAMOUS FOR PAINTING  ERUPTING VOLCANOES  AT NIGHT.HE WAS POPULARLY KNOWN IN THE ART WORLD AS "KNIGHT VOLAIRE" AND SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE AND ARTISTIC CAREER IN ITALY.

Former Presidential Secretary And Chairman Of Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Have Been Granted Bail Over A Charge Against Them

The Colombo High Court has today(07) granted bail For former secretary to the former president Mahinda Rajapaksha , Lalith Weeratunge and former chairman of Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita over a charge leveled against them.

The two of the  accused  have been charged for  illegally spending Rs.600 million belonged to Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Fund for purchasing White Cloths to distribute among Buddhist Devotees throughout the island during recently concluded presidential election.

Both Weeratunga and Palpita have pleaded not guilty on charge leveled against them.They were released on three personal bails of Rs.1 million each and cash bail of Rs.100,000 each.