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Monday, November 19, 2018

A QUOTE FROM THE WEB

Police To Conduct An Inquiry On Violent Activities In Parliament After Speaker's Approval

An inquiry will be conducted after the

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya gives approval regarding the damaging of public properties and throwing chilie powder mixed water towards Policemen and assaulting them in Parliament ,according to Department of Police .

Police cannot intervene incidents occurred inside Parliament without the approval of Speaker the Department has said.

However Police Headquarters has already taken statements from some Police officers subjected to harassment in Parliament last friday (16) regarding the incidents it has been reported.

Many Roads In Galle Submerged Last Evening (19)Due To Heavy Showers

Due to the continuous heavy showers prevailed in

with thunder and lightning last evening ,many roads and low land areas of Galle City and suburbs had been submerged for hours since last evening (19 )it has been reported .

Due to this situation transport activities of submerged roads including Dangeda ra , Samagiwatta,Beligaha and Nugaduwa had been disrupted.

Later in the night the water in the roads had receeded, however low land areas remains under water according to reports .

What Is Parliament Select Committee?

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Appointed Government To Name It's Members Of The Parliament Select Committee Today (20)

Newly appointed government of New

Premier Mahinda Rajapakshe is due to name their members of the Parliament Select committee today (20)according to the appointed Minister of Official language Vasudeva Nanayakkara.

A meeting of the appointed government was held last night (19)under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and participation of Appointed Premier Mahinda Rajapakshe and senior MP's and Ministers at Presidential Secretariet.

Appointing members to the Parliament select committee and the decisions taken at the Parliament yesterday (19)had been widely discussed during yesterday's meeting Minister Nanayakkara has said.

Meanwhile Appointed Government MP's have complained to the President Regarding United National Front governments decision to suspend the expenditure of Prime Minister's office .

A Meeting Of United National Front To Be Convened This Morning (20)At Temple Trees

A meeting of a Party Leaders of United

National Front (UNF) is scheduled to be held at 9.30 a.meeting today (20) at Prime Minister's official residence "Temple Trees" under the patronage of premier Ranil Wikramasinghe to finalize it's members of the Parliament select committee.

All Party leaders belonging to the UNF are due to attend the meeting according to the chairman of UNF MP Kabir Hasheem.

After finalising the members who should represent UNF in Parliament Select committee today ,they are due to appoint from tomorrow (21) he has stressed .