President Ranil Wikramasinghe had suspended and dissolved the Teachers Transfer Board attached to the Ministry Of Education with immediatte effect.
Accordingly 12,500 transfers of teachers scheduled to be implemented under the recommendation of teachers transfer board will be abolished with this move it has been reported.
Former MP J Sri Ranga has been arrested by the Police today (17) whilst receiving treatment at Colombo South Teaching Hospital over influencing witnesses of an accident occurred at Vavuniya in 2011.
The Former MP was admitted to the hospital at the time police were searching to arrest him
Two persons died after the Motor car they were traveling in colliding with a Train at level crossing between Koggla and Thalpe areas in Koggla area (Southern Province) yesterday (16).The incident occurred when the driver of the car had recklessly driven the car over the level crossing when the train had been plying from Colombo to Beliatta .
The deceased were 35 year old male and his 80 year old grand mother resided in Ahangama area according to the Police.Habaraduwa Police are conducting an Investigation on the incident .
Due to the Adverse weather Conditions prevailing at present National Building Research Organization (NBRO) had issued landslide warnings to Kurunagala and Ratnapura districts .
People living in slope and Mountainous areas in Kurunagala and Ratnapura Districts are being advised to be cautious of symptoms of landslides.
Except two catagories of all the professions in 47 sectors which launched an Island Wide strike on last Wednesday (15) against the tax system introduced by the government and several other demands had called off the strike last morning (16).
Accordingly University lecturers have decided to continue their strike action and Engineers attached to Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had decided to continue their work to rule campaign until 21 st of March .University lecturers had decided to refrain from participating marking G,C E A,/L examination papers during their strike .
Professions including Teachers ,Bankers,Health employees,Postal workers,Electricity board/Water board/Railways department/Ports authority employees had launched this strike against the new tax system introduced by the government.
