Name Of "Nagadeepa" Island Will Not Be Changed As "Nainativu"-Minister Of Local Government And Provincial Councils

The Minister Of Local Government And Provincial Councils Faizer Mustapha has today(11) assured that  government will not allow to change the name Of Northern Sri Lankan  Island "Nagadeepa" as "Nainativu".

It has been reported earlier that Northern Provincial Council has decided to pass a resolution to change the name of "Nagadeepa" as "Nainativu"

"Nagadeepa" is a small island situated at  off the coast of   Jaffna Peninsula(Northern Sri Lanka).

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Thirty One Detained LTTE Suspects Who Were Released On Bail Today Taken Back To Prison Shortly After Releasing Them

The Thirty One detained LTTE suspects who were released this evening on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate have taken back to the prison again  shortly after they were released due to not fulfilling their bail conditions  according to the sources.

Earlier the said suspects who were detained under the Terrorism Prevention Act have been released on bail after Attorney Generals Department has approved it.However this morning they were ordered to be further remanded until 24th of November by Colombo Chief Magistrate as Attorney General has not approved their release at that time.

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Two New Ministers Have Been Appointed For Former Minister Thilak Marapana's Ministerial Portfolio

Two New Ministers have been  sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat this morning as Ministers Of Law And Order and Prison Reforms.

Accordingly Minister Of Southern Development  Sagala Ratnayake has been sworn in as Minister Of Law And Order and Minister Of Rehabilitation And Settlement  D.M Swaminathan sworn in as Minister Of Prison Reforms.

These Two new Ministers have shared the Ministries hold by former Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms Thilak Marapana who was resigned from his Ministerial Portfolio over the Avant Garde Issue on Monday .

VIEW OF THE COLOSSEUM BY NIGHT(1830-1832) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR FRENCH ARTIST CLAUDE MONET(1840-1926)

 

 

 

Government To Publish A Book Containing Late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero's Biography And His Service

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has today (11) said Government has  decided to publish  a Book containing  the Biography Of Late most venerable Maduluwae Sobitha Thero  who  passed away last Sunday.The Book will be also containing the details of Venerable Sobitha Thero's  service to the nation.

The Government has planned to publish the book soon and distributing it to all Schools and Libraries in the country from next year.

Meanwhile the Government has today (10) decided to submit a cabinet paper to the Cabinet to conduct Venerable Sobitha Thero's Funeral with full state honors and the Ministry Of Home Affairs is due to bear all costs of the Funeral Government has said.

The Funeral Of Late Sobitha Thro is scheduled to be held at Parliamentary Ground in Colombo on this Thursday(12).