Tuesday, July 26, 2022
QUOTES FOR LIFE
Main Opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya Party To Vote Against State Of Emergency In Parliament
The Parliament is scheduled to be convened at 10 a.m today to pass the State of Emergency as a law and the debate regarding this will be held until 4.30 p.m the government sources had revealed .
Main opposition SJB had stated that the Party had unanimously decided to vote against the state of emergency which was declared under the public security ordinance because it blocks the freedom of expression and freedom to protest ,
President's lawyers Raised Objections Against Naming Him As A Respondent Of Fundamental Rights Petitions On Easter Attacks
A hot debate goes on among legal circles these days regarding whether to remove President Ranil Wikramasinghe's name appeared as a respondent in the many fundamental rights petitions filed at the Supreme Court regarding the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019 ,due to the powers vested with the executive presidency ,
The lawyers appeared at the Supreme Court behalf of the President Ranil Wikramasinghe had made a request today (26)from the seven bench Judge panel of the Supreme Court that the Fundamental rights petition filed by many factions cannot be carried forward the President Wikramasinghe's name as a respondent because he was elected as the President .
Attorney at law Suren Fernando who appeared for President Wikramasinghe has raised an objection before the court today and said that as his client was elected as the executive president a case cannot be conducted against him as per the article 35 of the Sri Lanka's constitution .
However many factions had opposed this remark and the lawyers representing the former President Maithripala Sirisena who is also named as a respondent of the fundamental rights petitions filed on Easter Sunday attacks had raised objections before the seven member judge panel .
Amidst objections, the Supreme court requested the lawyers representing behalf of the former President Maithripala Sirisena to make their submissions today .Several factions including the Sri Lanka Bar association had filed 12 fundamental rights petitions on Easter Sunday attacks at the Supreme Court .
Monday, July 25, 2022
QUOTES FOR LIFE
Colombo Fort Magistrate Court Issued Interim Order For Six Galle Face Protesters Banning Them Going Abroad
Colombo Fort Magistrate had issued an interim order for the 06 persons over a complaint made by the Colombo Crimes Division that they had damaged the public properties whilst staging a demonstration in front of the Police headquarters .
Government To Restrict Fuel Importation In Next 12 Months
Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekare had today (25) stated that government will restrict the importation of fuel for next 12 months due to the foreign currency problem faced by the country at present
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The QR Code system has been introduced due to the Government's inability to meet the daily requirement of fuel in the country. Even if there are enough stocks of fuel available it is not practical to supply fuel to every fuel station in the country he had further said.
Remembering One of the world's, largest Train Accidents reported from Sri Lanka In 2004
Tsunami memories:What happened in Paraliya in 2004.
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The Commonwealth Business Forum has inaugurated today (12) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo with the par...
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A Motor Bicycle Rider was critically Injured and Hospitalized due to another underworld type shooting incident occurred at Delgaha Junction...