Galle Road Had Closed From.Colpetty Junction Due To A University Students Protest March

Galle road had closed from Colpetty

junction due to a Anti SAITM Protest march of Universiy Students which heading towards Colombo according to the Police.

Despite the two stay orders issued by the Colombo Fort and Gangodawila Magistrate courts yesterday  (24) the protest march which organized by the Inter Universiy Stidents Federatoon (IUSF )had commenced in front of Jayawaradanapura University this noon (25),

Due to the protest March heavy traffic congestion had been reported in Wijerama Junction in Nugegoda .

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International Football Trophy 2018 Displayed In BMICH Yesterday

The 2018 International Football Cup (FIFA)Trophy

which brought to Sri Lanka by a special flight on Tuesday (23)night was displayed to Sri Lankan Football fans from 9 a.m to 2 p.m at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) yesterday (24).

A large crowd  arrived in BMICH to view the Football world's prestegious trophy and  Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe had also graced this occassion .

The Trophy was eatlier handed over to the President Maithripala Sirisrna after it brought to Sri Lanka by International Football Federation (FIFA) Officials.

The Trophy was taken to Maldives yesterday after  displaying here.

The Trophy is due to visit 91 cities across 51 countries throughout the globe.The tour of carrying the International Football Trophy begun from Lindon,United Kingdom on 22nd.

Inter University Students Federation To Conduct The Protest March As Scheduled Despite Two Stay Orders

Although two stay orders were issued to avoid the Anti

SAITM Protest march  to be held today (25)from entering Colombo,the scheduled protest march will be held as planned according to the Inter University Students Federation.

Through the stay orders issued against the protest march Colombo Fort and Gangodawila Magistrate Courts banned the Protest march which begin in front of Jayawardanapura University today from entering Colombo.

Seven Defendants Involved In The Invident Of Kneeling Down A Principal In Badulla By The Uva Chief Minister Requested To Appear Before Human Rights Commission

Sri lanka Human Rights Commission has requested

seven defendants of the incident on kneeling down of  a female principal by the Uva chief minister to appear before the Commission to face an inquiry  over the incident today (25).

Accordingly the defendants including Uva Provincial Education Secretary ,The Education Director of Uva Province,three staff  members of the Uva Provincial Council ,Badulla Regional Education Director and Police Suprentendant in Badulla have been requested to appear before the Human Rights Commission to record their statements of the inquiry to be held  regarding the incident  under the durector of Investigations of the Commission at 10 a.m today.

The complainant party and the Principal of the Badulla Tamil Girls School who faced the incident are also being requested to appear before the Commission today

Minimum Standards Of Medical Education To Be Gazetted On 27th

Minimum standards of Medical

Education and Clinical Training  will be gazetted on 27 the of January according to the Government Information Department.

This will be done as a solution for the SAITM crisis and Government has already planned to abolish SAITM and handed over the assets,students,staff and all resources of SALTM  to the non profitable institute Sri Lanka Institute Of Information Technology.

Government is willing to arrange discussions over the SALTM issue with ministers for the relevant parties and before protest against the decision The relevant parties should discuss widely on the steps taken to solve the SALTM issue the release issued by Government Information Department has stated