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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

SLFP Central Committee To Meet Tonight To Decide Whether To Quit From.The National Government Or Not

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka

Freedom Party(SLFP) is due to meet tonight(11) to decide whether to quit from the national government or not according to sources.

When the SLFP Central Committee met at President's house on last Monday(09) under the patronage of SLFP leader President Maithripala Sirisena ,it has been decided to discuss on the issue further during tonight's meeting.

The question on whether the SLFP should quit from the government or not had arisen due to the the other Co-Partner United National Party had requested the president to remove Minstetial Portfolios of 06 SLFP Cabinet Ministers who had voted in favor of the no confidence motion submitted to Parliament against Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

The 06 SLFP Ministers too have earlier stated that they wanted to quit from.their Ministerial Portfolios ,however later told they are now awaiting the SLFP' s decision on the issue .

A Lorry Driver Was Killed And His Assistant Was Critically Injured Due To A Lorry-Tipper Truck Collision

A 27 year old driver was killed and his

assistant was critically injured and hospitalized after the Lorry they were travelling in colliding with a Tipper Truck transporting Sand at Goksrella area on Dambulla-Kurunagala main road yestetday(10).

The critically injured Lorry driver and his assistant were admitted to the Gokarella District Hospital where the driver had succumbed to his injuries after admission.

The critically injured assistant of the Lorry which transported fish at the time of the incident ,was later transferred to Kurunagala Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

Galle Face Road Was Closed From Lotus Road Due To A Protest March

Galle face road was closed from Lotus Roundabout this

noon (10)for few hours due to the protest march launched by the striking Non academic University staff.

The University non academic staff members who had marched towards the Presidential Secretariet in Colombo Fort this noon by demanding to issue the circular on increasing their allowances.