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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Education Ministry To Ban Teachers From Accepting Gifrs From School Children

Ministry Of Education has decided to ban teachers from accepting gifts from School Children and collecting money from them for School Events.

Accordingly Education Ministry is due to issue a circular soon regarding this to be implemented with effect from next year according to the Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam

This move will be taken as per the requests made by parents Minister has stressed during a function held at kuluyapitiya School.

Collecting Money from school children for school events is a threat to the free education system in the country and it places a mental burden to the School Children he has stated.

Twenty Five Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Bus Collision At Halpe Area

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Twenty Five persons were injured and hospitalized this morning(19) due to a CTB (Ceylon Transport Bus)Bus - Private Bus collision occurred at Halpe area on Colombo-Badulla main road according to the Balangoda Police.

The injured mainly female garment factory workers were admitted to the Balangoda and Samanalawewa Hospitals for treatment and their condition is not serious the Police have stated.

The accident has occurred when a CTB Bus collided with a Private Bus transporting female garment factory workers.

Balangoda Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Friday, November 18, 2016

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WHO Ends Zika Public Health Emergancy

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Five Policemen Arrested Over the Deaths Of Two Jaffna University Students Had Been Further Remanded

The five police officers arrested regarding the deaths

of two Jaffna University Students have been further remanded until 02nd of December by the Jaffna Magistrate Court yesterday (18).

The suspected Police Officers were arrested on 21st of october a day after the two students were shot dead at Kokuvil checkpoint in Kulappidy junction ,Jaffna.

The five police officers who were on duty at the checkpoint when the shooting was occurred had been arrested and suspended from their work on same day.

They were remanded until yesterday (18) by the Jaffna Magistrate Court.