Colombo Grand Mosque Has Decided To Commence Ramadan Fasting From Friday(19)

The Colombo Grand Mosque has today (17) decided to commence the Ramadan (Eid Al Fitr) Fasting from this Friday(19) as the new moon was not sighted in any part of the country today.

Muslim Community all over the world will observe a month of fasting and prayers during Ramadan,which is the ninth month of Islamic Lunar Calendar.The fasting during Ramadan is considered as  one of the five pillars of Islam.

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A Task Force Appointed To Combat The Growing Threats Faced By Children And Youth Through Social Media And Mobile Apps Sites

The Sri Lanka National Child Protection Authority has appointed a Task Force to combat the growing threats face by Children and youth  through  the social media sites like Facebook and Instagram and other web and mobile based applications like Viber,WhatAapp and Snapshot the authority has said.

The newly appointed Task Force comprises from the members of the National Child Protection Authority ,The Attorney General's Department,Ministry Of Justice ,Police Department and non governmental organizations according to the child protection authority.

The Task Force is due to start taking action immediately to investigate and prosecute the bullying,stalking ,harassing and extortion on children and youth occurred through the said sites.

Party Leaders Decided To Conduct The Debate Of No Confidence Motion Against Finance Minister On Next Month

All Party Leaders have today(16) decided to conduct the Parliamentary Debate of the  no confidence motion filed against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on 06th of July.The no confidence motion which was signed by over 100 MP'S mainly from the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party was handed over to the Speaker Chamal Rajapakshe on 18th of May.

Earlier the Parliamentary Sources have said that the motion against the finance minister will be taken up for debate on 04th of July.

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Nine Suspects Who Were Remanded Over The Gang Raping Of A Kayts School Girl Handed Over To The CID

The nine suspects remanded over abducting,gang raping and killing of a 18 year old school girl in Kayts Area(Northern Province) have been handed over to the Criminals Investigations Department(CID) today until 12th of July  to conduct an investigations on the incident according to the Police.

Earlier the Kayts Magistrate Court was remanded the nine suspects of the case until today(15).

The Gang Raping of the school girl has created a tense situation in North and around 400 people were arrested last month when they stoned the Jaffna Court Building and damaging public properties at the time the nine suspects who were involved in gang rape case were produced before the court.

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