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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Family of Indian royals wins £35m court battle against Pakistan

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Case Filed Against Presidential CandIdate Gotabaya Rajapakshe Postponed Until Tomorrow (03)

Hearing of the case filed against

Presidential Candidate of Podu Jana Peramuna Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe over vacidity of his dual citizenship status had been postponed until 1.30 p.m. tomorrow (03) by the Courts of Appeal .

The case filed by Gamini Viyangoda and Professor Chandragupta The nuwara requesting the court of Appeal. To issue an order against Gotabaya Rajapakshe declaring he is not a Sri Lankan citizen had been taken up for hearing today (02).

Attorney General has informed the Court that the Immigration and Emigration Controller has told him that the immigration and Emigration office does not have the first copies of the Du all Citizenship Cerficatte obtained by Gotabaya Rajapakshe in 2005 .

The lawyers of the petitioners had argued that when the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe signed the Dual.Citizenship Cerficatte of Gotabaya Rajapakshe in 2005 The former President had not sworn in as President.

Minister Sajith Premadasa Wants To Donate His Salary And Allowances To Eliminate Poverty Once He Gets Elected As President

Presidential Candidate of the

Governing United National Party (UNP )Housing Minister Sajith Premadasa has stated today (02)he will donate his whole salary and other allowances entitled to the President's post once he gets elected as the president of the country for the use of eliminating poverty among the masses .

Addressing a Media briefing held today in Colombo Minister Premadasa has stressed that he will build a society with prosperity after getting elected as President of the country .

He has also said that he will end the era of the rulers living Laxurious lives with the help of tax prayers money .

Former Ministers Athauda Seneviratne, Tissa Attanayake and former Deputy Minister W.B Eka Ekanayake had joined the press brirfing to support Minister pramadasa 's candidacy for the president.

All Railway Employees On Strike To Be Served With Letters Of Vaccating Their Posts

Sri Lanka Railways Department has

decided to serve letters to all Railway Employees who are on strike including Engine Drivers ,Railway Guards ,Station Masters ,Railway Controllers and Inspection officers as having vaccated their posts from today (02).

Accordingly All Railway Employees who didn't report to work without informing will be served with letters vaccacting their posts it has been announced.

Five catagories of Railway Employees had launched an island wide continous strike seven days ago demanding to settle their salary anomalies.