Wednesday, March 20, 2024
QUOTES FOR LIFE
A Female Police Officer Was Killed Due To An Accident
A female Police Seargent was killed after a Truck had passed her whilst crossing the road through a pedestal crossing in malabada junction at Mathugama area(Western Province) yesterday(20) it has been reported.
The deceased female Police Seargent was attached to Mathugama Police snd a resident of Dodamgoda area it has been revealed.
Another Three MP's Resigned From COPE
Three more Parliamentarians including the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP) and National Peoples Power(NPP) Anura Kumaa,Dissanayake had resigned from the COPE( Committee on Public Enterprises )yesterday (20) citing that the Committee has collapsed after appointing Government MP Rohitha,Abeygunawardane as it's new chairman.
Accordingly JVP/NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake,Anuradhapura District MP of Sri Lanka Progressive Party(SLPP)Duminda Dissanayake and Kandy District MP of SLPP Wasantha Yapa Bandara were resigned from COPE increasing the number of MP's resigned fr om the Committee to 10.There are 31 members in the Committee. .
Police Fired Tear Gas To Disperse A Protest In Colombo
Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest campaign Organized by the People's Struggle Movement at Colombo,Pettah area last evening (20) against the Economic Burden faced by the people and demanding the government's immediate intervention to. prevent the selling of National assets.
Police have arrested 22 protesters during the protest it has been reported
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Two Day Debate On No Confidence Motion Against Speaker Began
The two day Parliamentary debate on the no Confidence Motion submitted to the Parliament by the main opposition against the Speaker Mahinda yapa Abeywardena had commenced yesterday(19).
The no confidence
Motionagainst the Speaker was submitted to the Parliament on 05th of March with the signatures of 44 opposition MP's including the signature of main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa .
The motion alleges that the speaker disregarded the recommendations made by the Supreme Court regarding various sections of the online safety bill and speaker had unconstitutionally used his decisive vote to confirm the appointment of IGP Deshabandu Thennakoon despite a split decision within the Constitutional Council.
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Government To Import 42 Million Eggs For The Festive Season
The Government has decided to import a stock of 42 million eggs for the forthcoming festive season the Government Information Department has announced.
The Cabinet has earlier approved a proposal to import sufficient stocks of Eggs to stabalize the market until 30th of April.Authorities have already imported 18 million eggs from India it has been revealed.The price of Eggs in the local market is on the increase due to the various problems faced by the local poultry farmers.
Five More Opposition MP's Resigned From COPE
Five more Parliamentarians were resigned from the Parliament's Committee on Public Entetprises (COPE) yesterday (19) following the resignation of former Finance Minister and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)MP Eran Wikramaratne.
Accordingly
members of the COPE Dayasiri Jayasekare,Charitha Herath ,Shannaiyan Rasamanikam,Hesha Withanage and S.M Marikkar were resigned from the COPE yesterday(19).The opposition members blames the integrity of the COPE established on 07th of March under the Chairmanship of Ruling Sri Lanka Progressive Party(SLPP) MP Rohitha Abeygunawardane who himself accused misppropriation of public funds under the previous government
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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...