EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG

Saturday, February 25, 2023

SABA ADARAYAKATA /SENEHASAKATA SEEMAWAK NOMATHTHE EYA GALA,YANA NADIYAK WEEMA NISAYA(UPUTA GANEEMAKI).

Katunayake Airport OIC And Three Others Arrested Over Helping A Detainee To Escape

A Special Police Team had arrested Four police personal including the Police OIC attached to Internaional Airport in Katunayake ,A Police Sergent and two Police Constables over escaping of a detainee from the Police Custody yesterday (25).

The four suspects were arrested over helping the detainee to escape from the Police custody.

The escaped detainee who is a 28 year old person resided in Kalutara District (Western Province) was arrested by the Immigration and Emigration Department officials over attempting to go abroad under a fake name.

Elections Commission Requested Speaker To Intervene To Find Funds For The Election

The National Elections Commission had (24) requested the Speaker Mahinda Ylapa Abeywardane last friday(24) to intervene to get funds to hold the local government election in March as planned .

The

had decided to postpone the local government election scheduled to be held on 09 th of March citing lack of funds received for it .Commission is due to announce a fresh date for the election on 03rd of March.

Fourty Six Piligrims Injured Due To An Accident In Kandy

Fourty six Pilgrims had been injured and hospitalized after the Bus they were travelling from Moratuwa to International Buddhist Center in Nelligala (Kandy District) had fallen down a precipice at Nelligala area this evening (25).

Fourty of the injured had been admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital and six critically injured persons had been admitted to the Kandy Teaching Hospital for treatment it has been reported.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

There"s No E!ection To Be,Delayed -President

There's no plan to delay the Elections and There's no election to be delayed President Ranil Wikramasinghe has stated in Parliament today (23).

By making a special statement in Parliament today President Wikramasinghe has stated that the Elections commission too had informed the Supreme court that due to lack of financial assiatance holding the forthcoming local government election is a question .

IUSF Convener And 56 Others Arrested During A Protest

Poice had arrested the convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF)Wasantha Mudalige and 56 others including 48 Buddhist priest students attached to the Inter University Bhikku Students Federation when they were protesting in front of the Education Minister's office at the Education Ministry premises

"Isurupaya" in Battaramulla(Colombo) this evening (23)

The protesters had staged a peotest campaign in front of the Education Minister's office against the Police attack on Satyagraha campaign held yestetday (22) at the Buddhist and Pali university in Pitipana area(Western Province).

Protesters wanted to open the Buddhist and Pali university which was closed two months back .