Government Will Consider The Proposals To Devolve The Powers To The Provinces-Minister Mano Ganeshan

The Minister Of National Languages,Coexistence and Dialogue Mano Ganeshan has stated that the government will consider the proposals to devolve the powers to the provinces.

Addressing a launching ceremony of the website for The Bilingual and Trilingual Languages Resources Pool held in Colombo the Minister has stressed that the implementation of the language policy which addressing the language related issues and implementing it in a real time basis will be solving more than half of the ethnic issues.

Cabinet Has Approved A Proposal To Strengthen The Coordinating Secretariat For Reconcilation Mechanisms

Cabinet has yesterday (23)approved a proposal submitted by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to strengthen the coordinating Secretariat for reconciliation mechanisms.

Accordingly cabinet has approved the proposal made by prime minister to provide necessary funds and human resources for the Secretariat.

The secretariat was established in 2015 as per a decision taken by the cabinet to implement decisions ,processes and programmes related to reconciliation productively.

It is headed by Mano Thiththawella and judicial mechanism and office of reparations ,The Office Of Missing Persons,Truth,Justice,Reconciliation and non recurrence commission will be functioned under the Secretariat.

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Cabinet Approved To Set Up A National Information Center-Cabinet Spokesman

The Cabinet has approved a proposal made by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to establish a National Information Center to coordinate the official information and functioned as the government's official media spokesman when providing official information according to the Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Media Gayantha Karunathilake.

As a part of the Right To Information Act recently approved by the Parliament government has planned to collect public views for policy making and to issue accurate and trustworthy official information of the government to print and electronic media through this National Information Center  the Cabinet Spokesman has stated during today's Cabinet Press Briefing.

Activities of   Government Information Department will not be influenced through this Center he has further added.

Senior DIG Anura Senanayake And Former Crimes OIC Sumith Perera Were Further Remanded Over The Murder Of Former Rugby Player

 Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) Anura Senanayake and former Crimes OIC of Narahenpita Police Sumith Perera who were detained and remanded over the murder of former Sri Lankan Rugby Player Wasim Thajudeen have been  further remanded by the  Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris  today(24) until 07th of September .

The two suspects have been further remanded after they are being produced before the Magistrate Court today.

When the case on Thajudeen's murder was taken into consideration today at the Colombo Magistrate Court the government lawyer has informed the court that further investigations are underway on  CCTV footage and telephone calls taken attached to the murder .

Former Sri Lankan Rugby Player Wasim Thajudeen was murdered in May 2012 and it was earlier considered by the authorities as a death occurred due to an accident.

Nine Persons Injured And Hospitalized As The Van They Were In Veered Off The Road At Ella

Nine Persons were injured and hospitalized today(24) following a van they were traveling in veered off the road and turned upside down into a precipice in24th KM Post on Ravana Ella road ,Ella.

The injured including the driver of the van were admitted to the Bandarawela District Hospital for treatment.

A total of seventeen persons including six children were traveling in the van at the time of the accident.The Ella Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

A Female Pilgrim was Killed And Seventeen Others Injured As The Bus They Were In Veered Off The Road

A female pilgrim was killed and seventeen other pilgrims injured and hospitalized following the private bus they were travelling in veered off the road  and turned upside down at Nachchikuda Area {in northern province} yesterday morning.

After the accident eighteen pilgrims including seven females  in the bus were admitted to the Jaffna Hospital and one female pilgrim succumbed to her injuries upon admission to the hospital.▪

Nachchikuda  Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.