UNP To Hold A Candlelight Protest Near Beira Lake

United National Party (UNP)has decided

to conduct a protest by lighting candles against Dissolvement of Parliament and for Democracy in front of Beira Lake near Gangaramaya Temple ,Hunupitiya 6 p.m this evening  (11).

A group of UNP Paiamentarians had attended  a special Puja held at Munneshwaram Kovil in Chilaw yesterday (10)and dashed coconuts to the ground as a protest against dissolvement of Parliament.  

A 17 Year Old Student Has Drowned In Galkuliya Wewa

A 17 year old Student has drowned

whilst bathing in Galkuliya Wewa (Tank) at Anamaduwa area with two other students last evening (10).

Villagers of the area along with Civil Defense Committee members have rescued the student; However whilst taking him to MundAlam District Hospital from a Ambulance  he has died according to reports.

The deceased student who was a resident of Galkuliya area had faced this incident Whilst attempting to swim it has been revealed. 

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TNA To Challange President's Decision To Dissolve Parliament ,In Supreme Court

Tamil National Alliance (TNA)will

Challange the dissolvement of Parliament by the president Maithripala Sirisena in Supreme Court according to a TNA MP M.A SumanthIran.

President has illegally dissolved the Parliament midnight last friday clearly knowing he cannot do that untill the Elected Parliament completes four and half years which is clearly mentioned in 19th Amendment of the Constitution MP Samanthiran has said.


"A group which has little support in Parliament is behind this move and they know other parties will Challange the dissolvement of Parliament in Supreme court and the court will give the verdict against it.Their aim is to take sometime to get the required majority in Parliament as Supreme Court will take sometime to give the verdict " he has stressed.

Three Sri Lankan Businessman Had Been Arrested With A Stock Of Dubai Made Cigarettes

Airport Customs officers have arrested

three Sri Lankan Businessman arrived in from Dubai whilst attempting to smuggle 287 foreign manufactured Cigarette Cartons containing  57,900 Cigarette sticks and 50 Cigarette packs to the country  at Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport last friday  (09) morning .

The three suspects who are of the ages 35,37 and 38 years and residents of Yanthampalawa -Kurunagala, Marawila -Chilaw and Grand pass Colombo had arrived at Katunayake Airport From Dubai.

They have been arrested whilst attempting to leave Airport through a Green channel. The stock of Cigarettes illegally brought to Sri Lanka stored in the luggages  of the suspects.

Airport Customs believes the Stock of Cigarettes worth around Rs.2.89 million brought to Sri Lanka by targeting forthcoming Christmas season .

One of the Businessmen arrested had been fined  Rs.50;000 and the stock of Cigarettes had been confiscated by the Airport Customs .

A New Student Convener Has Been Appointed To Inter University Students Federation

Inter University Students Federation 

(IUSF) which organizes University Students protests has elected the former President of the Peradeniya University Students Union Mahil Bandara Dehideniya as it's new convener during a meeting held yesterday(10 ).

He has  replaced the former convener of IUSF Lahiru weerasekara unanimously by All University Student Unions  representatives during a meeting held at University of Peradeniya.