A Cabinet Proposal To Increase The Age Limit Of Recruiting Workers To The Government Sector

A Cabinet Proposal  to increase the age limit for  recruiting  Workers to Government Sector from 10 years will be forwarded to the Cabinet soon according to Minister Of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

According to the Minister after getting  Cabinet Approval for the said proposal the 30-35 year current age limit of recruiting workers to the government sector will be increased to 45 years of age.Due to the current age limit most qualified people above that age limit have not been able to recruit for the government sector the Minister has stressed.

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Seventeen Year Old School Student Arrested Over Five Year Old Girl's Rape And Murder On Suspicion Has Filed A Fundamental Rights Petition By Demanding A Compensation

The 17 year old School Student who was arrested by Kotadeniyawa Police on suspicion over the rape and murder of five year old Seya Sadewmini and released later ,has filed a Fundamental Rights Petition at  Supreme Court by demanding Rs.10 Million Compensation from those who were responsible for his arrest which  he accused as an act of tarnishing  his character.
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Through this Petition the student has named The Inspector General Of Police(IGP),OIC Of Kotadeniyawa Police and Attorney General as respondents of his unwanted arrest .

While in Police Custody Police Officers had severely harassed him according to the Petitioner Student.

Police Have Arrested Political Committee Member Of Front Line Socialists Party Premakumar Gunratnam

The Political Committee Member of the Front line Socialist Party Premakumar Gunaratnam has been arrested today(04) by the Police in Kegalle(In Central Province) District for overstaying his Visa in Sri Lanka.

Gunaratnam who is an Australian Citizen is scheduled to be deported to Australia according to the Immigration Emigration Department.He had arrived Sri Lanka from Australia on 01st of January this year prior to Presidential Election on a 30 day Tourist Visa which was expired on 31st  of January.

Meanwhile the Kegalle Magistrate Court has ordered to remand Gunaratnam until 18th of November after he was produced before the court.

Premakumar Gunaratnam was a former member of leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) and also one of the  founder members of Front line Socialists Party.

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Twenty One Sri Lankan AIDS Patients Have Died During First Nine Months Of This Year-National STD /AIDS Control Programme

Twenty One Sri Lankan AIDS Patients have died during the first nine months(January To September) of this year according to the latest report issued by National STD(Sexually Transmitted Diseases)/AIDS Control Campaign .

Nine of these AIDS Death have been reported during January to March this year,Three Deaths in April To June and Nine Deaths have been reported during July To September the report has stated.

The Male to Female Ratio of infecting the HIV/AIDS Virus is 1.7:1.According to the Director of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage more and more HIV/AIDS Positives have been reported throughout the Island due to the increased number of HIV Tests .

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