The Consumer Affairs Authority had sealed a stock of 270,000 Kilo grammes,of white suger hidden in a,store at Paliyagoda area(Western province) until the end of the inquiry currently being held over the incident .
The hidden stock of white sugar has been recovered during an inspection made by the officials of Consumer Affairs authority it has been reported.
cabinet has decided to recommend a Cabinet approval prior to appointing an Interim Cricket Board in future the President's Media Division has announced .
However Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe has denied the statement made by President's Media division saying a cabinet approval will be needed to appoint an Interim Cricket Board in future and told the media that no such decision has taken by the Cabinet.
Meanwhile President Ranil Wikramasinghe has given powers to the Cabinet sub committee headed by the Minister of Foreign affairs,Ali Sabry regarding taking a decision on the International Cricket Council's decision to suspend the membership of Sri Lanka cricket.
By declaring an historic judgment The Supreme court of Sri Lanka had yesterday (14)declared Eight Persons including Former Presidents Mahinda,Rajapakshe,Gotabaya Rajapakshe and their Brother former Minister Of Finance Basil Rajapakshe and the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka Central Bank as responsible for the current economic crisis prevailing in the country .
The Landmark judgment has been given by the Supreme court after taking into consideration two Fundemental rights petitions filed by Professor Mahim Mendis and the former Chairman of the SriLanka,Chamber of Commerce Chandra,Jayaratne requesting to take An action against those who are responsible for the Current Economic crisis of the country.Accordingly the The judge panel of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya had announced that the former Presidents Mahinda Rajapakshe ,Gotabaya Rajapakshe ,Former Minister Basil Rajapakshe ,The Monetary Board of SriLanka Central Bank ,Former governors of the Central Bank Ajith Nivad Cabral,Professor W.D Lakshman the member of Central Bank Monetrary Committee Samantha Kumarasinghe,Former Secretary to the President P.B Jayasundare ,Former Secretary to the Ministry of Finance S.R Atygalle were responsible for creating current economic crisis and failed to take any action to resolve it.
The Judge panel however dismissed the two fundemental rights petitions filed by the petitionrs citing they were expired and ordered the respondents to pay Rs.150,000 each to the petitioners as legal costs without ordering respondents to pay compensations.for the damage they have done to the economy.
The Judge panel has also stated that the respondents were directly responsible for breaking the trust of the public and violating the people's fundemental rights .
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A person has died and another went missing after falling in to the Devon water fall on Hatton -Nuwara-Eliya main road yesterday (12)according to the Dimbula pathana Police.
Accordingly a 42 year old person lived in CraiglyEstate in Dimbula pathana area has died and a 51 year old petson in the same estate went missing the Police had stated.Police had found the body of the deceased from.the kothamala oya(River) near the Devon water falls during the search operation it had been revealed.
Several areas in the Galle District were submerged due to the heavy showers prevailed in the district yesterday (12) according to the Disaster Management Center.
Accordingly many houses and roads and tution classes in the Galle as well as low lying areas had been submerged yesterday as a,result of the floods occured due to the heavy showers it has been reported.
