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Friday, January 11, 2019

A special holiday has been announced for All schools in Jaffna this Monday (14)prior to the "Thaipongal" day celebrations scheduled on Tuesday (15)the Northern Provincial Governors office has announced .

To cover the School activities that will be missed due to the Holiday announced on Monday Schools will be held in an extra day during a Weekend Governors office has stressed.

This Tuesday is a Government, Bank and Mercantile Holiday in Sri Lanka to mark the Thaipongal Day of the Hindu Nationals.

Proposals Of The Expert Committee Appointed To Draft A Constitution Handed Over It's Report To Constitutional Council

The Chairman of the Constitutional

Operations Committee Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has handed over the report containing proposals for the constitution, of the expert committee appointed on Drafting a new Constitution to the Constitutional Council last morning (11).

Constitutional Council has met last morning at Parliamentary Complex under the patronage of it's head Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri.

After handing over the report Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has stressed the proposed new Constitution will not betray the country and change thr unitary status of Sri Lanka and protity given to Buddhism.The proposals contained in the report handed over to the Council were not the draft of the new Constitution he has stressed .

No final decision has been taken regarding the abolishing Executive presidency and Election system under the New Constitution Premier has pointed out .

Meanwhile Former President and Kurunagala District MP Mahinda Rajapakshe has questioned whether the Government MP's need a new Constitution.

A Sudden Fire Erupted At a Newly Constructed Building In US Embassy Had Doused

A Sudden fire erupted at a newly

constructed building in US Embasy at Galle Road, Colombo this morning (12)had doused by the Fire brigade of the Fire Services Department attached to Colombo Municipal Council before spreading further it has been reported .

Around 12 Fire fighters had been involved in dousing the fire .The cause of the fire has not yet been revealed .

A Female Was Arrested For Providing Heroin To A Prison Inmate Hidden Inside A Chicken Piece

Prison Officers attached to Galle Prison

have arrested a female who has provided 110 Mili Grammes of Heroin hidden inside a piece of chicken contained in a rice pareel to a prison inmate at the prison last Thursday (10).

The suspected female who.is a resident of Uragaha area has brought a rice parcel to her friendly prison inmate and when checked Prison Officers have found the haul of Heroin hidden inside a chicken piece.

The suspect had been handed over to the Galle Police and a legal action is scheduled to be taken against her.