President has appointed the Senior Deouty Inspector General Of Police(DIG) in Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon as the Acting Inspector General Of Police (IGP) the Ministry Of Defence has announced .
Thr newly appointed acting IGP who replaced t the outgoing IGP C.D Wikramaratne has assumed the duties of his post yesterday (29)
Sri Lanka is scheduled to import a stock of Rice similar to the local Keeri samba to meet the Domestic rice requirement during the festive season and upcoming holiday season according to the State Minister of Trade,Commerce and Food Security Nalin Fernando.
State Minister Fernando had expressed this decision during his speach at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade,Commerce and Food security in Parliament last week.
State Sector employees representing Several Trade Unions had launched an Island wide Protest campaign in front of the State institutions during lunch break yesterday (27) demanding a Pay hike of Rs.20,000.
The main Protest campaign Organized by the State and Provincial State Sector Trade Union Alliance was held infront of the "Sethsiripaya" in Battaramulla last noon.
President Ramil Wikramasinghe had removed the Minister of Sports ,Irrigation and Youth affairs Roshan Ranasinghe from.his post and appointed two new Ministers to replace his Ministerial Portfolios .
Accordingly President has removed Roshan Ranasinghe from his Ministerial Post due to his controversy with Cricket Board officials it has been reported.President had appointed former Minister of Sports Harin Fernando as the new Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Pavitha Wanniarachchi as the Minister of Irrigation.
Before Removing Former Sports Minister Ranasinghe President Wikramasinghe had questioned him at the Cabinet meeting on his controversy with Cricket Board officials it has been reported .
