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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Parliamentary Select Committee Probing Easter Sunday Attacks To Call Prime Minister ,State Security Minister And Former Law And Order Ministers To Give Evidence

Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday Attacks has decided to call Prime Mi

nister Ranil Wilramasinghe ,State Minister Of Defence Ruwan Wijewardane and two Former Law and Order Ministers Sagala Ratnayake and Ranjith Madduma Bandara to appear before the committee to give evidence regarding the Easter Attacks .

Accordingly Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has agreed to appear before the select committee it has been revealed.

Earlier it has been reported that The Parliamentary Select Committee members are also considering to request President Maithripala Sirisena who Is also the Minister of Defense to appear before the committee to give evidence .However it s not confirmed whether he agrees to appear as he had strongly condemned the activities of the select committee recently .

Since the first meeting of the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday attacks held on 22nd of May several former and current government officers had appeared before it and gave evidence .

State Of Emergancy Has Been Extended For Another Month

The State of Emergancy implemented

since 22nd of May has been extended for another Month with effect from today (22)in view of ensuring Public security and national security the Government has announced.

The Gazette Notification regarding this has been issued by the President Maithripala Sirisena today (22).

According to The Gazette Notification The State of Emergancy has been extended for a month period also to maintain Essential supplies and services need by the public .

WHAT IS GHEE BUTTER

Railway Unions To Launch One Day Strikes In Every Week From Coming Week

Railway Trade Unions which involved

in ongoing Railway Strike had decided to launch one day train strike from midnight on Thursday until midnight on Friday every week beginning from next week if their demands are not met

Announcing their decision Railway trade unions have stressed that the ongoing Railway Strike launched from midnight Thursday will be ended midnight Tonight .

Engine Drivers, Station Masters ,Guides ,Controllers and Inspection Manager s attached to Sri Lanka Railways Department Had launched this 48 hour Island wide strike demanding the implementing of the Cabinet paper on removing salary anomalies of them .

Due to the ongoing strike only around 18 trains had been operated withing today it had been revealed.Normally around 35 Trains are being operated daily during weekends