President Gave Evidence Before The Parliamentary Committee PRobe On Easter Sunday Attacks

Parliamentary Committee probe on

Easter Sunday Attacks had taken evidence from President Maithripala Sirisena over the  Easter Sunday attacks for  around two and half hours at President's office in Colombo this morning  (20).

The Committee members had questioned the president over Easter Sunday attacks from 10.15 a.m to 12.45 p.m according to a member of  the Committee MP Nalinda Jayathissa.

President was the last person to give evidence before the committee and the Committee report is scheduled to be prepared and submitted to the Parliament During the second week of October it has been revealed .

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"සැබෑම යහළුවා /හොඳම ආදරය මිසක කිසි දින පැවැත්මක් නැති තාවකාලික බැඳීමක කොටස්කරුවෙකු නොවන්න "-එවැනි ස්ථීර ,නිර්මල වූ බැඳීමක් කිසිදා මිය යාමට ඉඩ නොදෙන්න "

A Police Constable Was Sentenced One Year Rigorous Imprisonment Over Accepting a Bribe

Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Hettiarachchi has today (19) sentenced a Police Constable attached to Mattakkuliya Police one year rigorous imprisonment over accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000 from a Lorry driver transporting drugs at the Kadirana Road Block in Mattakkuliya area on 12th of June 2016 .

High Court Judge had also imposed  a Rs.50,000 fine on the accused who had found guilty over two indictments including accepting the bribe .If the accused fails to pay the fine High Court Judge Hettiarachchi has ordered an additional 18 month imprisonment 
to the accused .

A court case was filed against the accused over 08 indictments and later the High Court judge has released the accused from 06 indictments .

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A Person Was Sentenced One Year Rigorous Imprisonment Over Damaging A Galle Fort Building Wall Of Historical Value

Galle Chief Magistrate Harshana Kakunawala has today (19)sentenced a person who had found guilty over  damaging a building wall of historical value at Galle Fort and constructing an Unauthorized construction there ,A one year rigorous imprisonment suspended for five year period .

Galle Chief Magistrate Has also ordered the accused to pay Rs.50,000 as compensation over the charges.

Archaeology Conservation Unit has filed the court case against  the accused. 

Life Expectancy Rates Of Sri Lanka To Be Increased By 04 years Soon -Health Minister

As a result of progress achieved by the

local Health Sector recently World Health Organization's  statistics  had shown the average life expectancy of a Sri Lankan scheduled to be increased by 04 years within next 02 year period according to Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne .

Accordingly the current average life expectancy of  Males -72 and Females -78 will be increased  to Males -76 and Females -82 within next two years Minister has stressed.

Minister has revealed this during a function held to handing over appointment letters to newly recruited PSM's /Paramedics and minor staff members  at Temple Trees recently .

The Lung Transplant surgeries are due to begin by end of this month and stem cells therapy which can treat many diseases including cancers is also  sche duled to begin soon Minister Has further stated .