An Eighteen Year Old School Girl Was Gang Raped In Ragala

An eighteen year old School Girl was abducted and

gang raped by four persons at Halgranwatte area in Ragala,Nuwara Eliya yesterday (13)according to the Police.

 Police have arrested four persons over the incident and they are due to be produced before the Walapane Magistrate Court.

The victim was admitted to the Nuwara Eliya Base Hopital .

Health Minister Had Advised The Authorities To Make The Nursing Service An All Island Service

Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had advised

the Health Ministry officials to take steps to make the Nursing Service an All island service as the Provincial council Ministers too agreed on it.

Minister had advised on this during a meeting held with the representatives of Public Services Nurses Union at the Ministry of Health on tuesday (13)regarding  demands of the nurses.

Appointment Letters Were Handed Over To The Members Of The Presidential Commission Appointed To Investigate On Irregularities Of Sri Lankan/Mihin Airlines

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (14)handed

over  appointment letters to the five members of the Presidential Commission of inquiry appointed to investigate on irregularities of Sri Lankan /Mihin Airlines and Sri  Lankan Catering Service at the President 's office in Colombo.

The Commission chaired by Retired Supreme Court judge Anil Gunaratne was appointed by the President to inquire on irregularities occurred in above institutions between 06th of January 2006 to 31st of January 2018.

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Four Persons Including An Army Doctor And Two Captains Were Arrested Over Gang Raping A Female Nurse

Narahenpita Police have arrested four persons

including a Army doctor,Two Army captains and an Engineer over gang raping of a young female nurse attached to a private hospital in Narahenpita.

The suspects had gang raped the female nurse in four occassions since 2016 and it was done as per the instructions of the former lover of the nurse who is a doctor attached to the Army according to the complaint made by the victim to the Narahenpita Police.

The gang rape was done after the nurse stopped the love affair she had with the Army doctor as she found that the doctor is a married man it has been revealed.

Two of the suspects arrested over the gang rape incident were remanded until 16th of february after being produced before the Hulftsdorf Magistrate Court.

A 17 Year Old Youth Was Drowned In Polathumodara River

A 17 year old youth has drowned and killed while

bathing in Polathumodara River in galle last evening (13).

The deceased who sat for the G.C.E Ordinary Level examination held last december has drowned while bathing in the river with few of his friends.He was a resident of Kosgahahena area.

Few persons had earlier drowned in the same river area where the youth was drowned due not displaying any warning board near the river according to the residents.

UPFA Also Requested President To Give Permission To Form A New Government

While the ruling United National Party(UNP) is

preparing to form a unitary government after the election defeat ,United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA)which is an allied party of the current national government has today (14) requested the permission from President Maithripala Sirisena to form a govetnment with a Prime Minister appointed from Sri Lanka Freedom Party chaired by president.

This request was made by the General Secretary of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance Mahinda Amaraweera and the national organizer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Thilanga Sumathipala during a meeting held today with the president sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

During the meeting the UPFA Parluamentarians had stated that they will submit a letter to the president within next two days with the support of more than 113 MP's which is the majority of 225 member Sri Lankan parliament .President who had earlier accepted the UNP 's decision  to form a unitary government by the party had also accepted  the request made by UPFA.

It has been believed that the senior SLFP Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva tipped to be appointed as the Prime Minister if the UPFA formed a new government.The Joint Opposition parliamentary group belinging to the Sri Lanka Podu jana peramuna led by former president Mahinda Rajapakshe had agreed to give a conditional support to the UPFA if the party form a new government it has been reported.The podujana peramuna's condition made to the UPFA to support the new government  is to hold a fresh parliamentary election according to reports.

However UPFA along with SLFP had suffered the most humiliated defeat at the last local government more than the UNP.

Meanwhile UNP Parliamenrary group too met with Prime Minister Ranil Wikeamasinghe at the Temple Trees to discuss the future of the current government.