Leftist Leader Dr.Karunaratne Has Received Rs.6 Million Compensation From Government For Loosing His Job

One of the leftist leaders of the Country the New Socialist Party (NSSP) Leader Dr.Wikramabahu Karunaratne who had lost his job in 1982 under the then United National Party(UNP) Government has received a compensation of Rs.6 Million from the present government according to Dr.Karunaratne.

NSSP Leader Dr.Wikramabahu Karunaratne has lost his Senior Lecturer Post which he held at  University Of Peradeniya in 1982 due to the anti government protests he led at that time.He was not employed since then and he appealed from past governments to pay him a compensation with salary arrears for his removal from the  job .

Per the request made to the President Maithripala Sirisena ,present government has taken steps to pay a compensation of Rs.6 million with salary arrears to him it has been revealed.

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Collecting Public Views For The Proposed New Constitutional Amendments Is Due To Be Concluded Tomorrow(29)

Collecting  Public Views for the proposed New Constitutional Amendments is due to be concluded by tomorrow(29) according to the Government.

The Programme to collecting  Public Views for the proposed New Constitutional Amendments commenced on 01st of February throughout the Island by covering all the Districts.Under the final phase of the Programme Public Views are collecting  from the people in Ampara and Ratnapura Districts tomorrow(29) according to the Government.

The People in Colombo District will get an another opportunity to express their views on Constitutional Amendments at the end of next month Government Sources have said.

During the Programme Public had seen express their views on the amendments with great interest sources have further said.

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Two Treassure Hunters Had Arrested With Equipment At Girandurukotte

The Girandurukotte (In Uva Province)Police had today(28) arrested Two Persons who had allegedly involved in an illegal excavation to recover a treasure at Galporuyaya in  Girandurukotte Area.

Several Equipment  which used for an illegal excavation  by the two suspects and Religious Goods had also taken into custody by the Police.

The detained suspects are residents of Galporuyaya Area and they are due to produce before Mahiyanganaya Magistrate Court tomorrow(29).

Two Police Officers Had Faced An Acid Attack And Hospitalized During A Raid At Weerakatiya

Two Police Officers attached to Walasmulla(In Southern Province) Police Station had received injuries to their face,neck and chest today(28)due to an Acid Attack on them during a raid by a woman whose  husband police wanted to arrest.

The Two Police Officers ,a Sergeant and a Constable attached to Walasmulla Police Station had faced this acid attack and they were admitted to the Walasmulla Hospital for treatment according to Police.

The two injured officers had faced this acid attack when they arrived at a house  at Wekandawala in Weeraketiya(In Southern Province) to arrest a person who had received an arrest warrant regarding an incident.At that time the son of the accused person has tried to physically abuse the police officers and  after the officers  avoided the attack the wife of the accused had thrown an acid bottle on them according to Police.

The woman who had thrown acid on police officers and her son have been arrested by the  Walasmulla Police regarding the acid attack.