The Samagijanabalawegaya Party (SJB)MP Eran Wikramaratne has resigned from the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises(COPE) with effect from.yesterday (18).
Giving reasons behind his resignation from the COPE position MP Wikramaratne has stated by appointing a ruling party member as the Chairman of the COPE the committe fails to meet its objectives of keeping a check on.the executive arm of the Government.
Officers attached to Crimes Investigations Division of the Katunayake Police had arrested a person believed to be the major drug supplier and distributor in the Katunayake region with 02 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabies and 50 Grammes of Ice narcotic in possesion at his restuarant iKanuwana area ,Ja Ela..
The 44 year old Notorious suspect is operating his restuarant in Ja,Ela at the time of his arrest according to the Police.
A Police Emergency Hotline 107 has been introduced for the public in North and Eastern provinces to make complaints in Tamil language .
This hotline has been introduced under the instructions of Minister of Public Security Tiran alles and Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon it has been reported
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Due to the hot weather prevails in the island at present Forest fires have been reported from 30 areas in the island during last 10 days according to the Disaster Management Center(DMC).
According to the DMC due to the extreme weather some areas in the island are being faced water scarcity and instructed the public in those areas to inform the situation to Grama niladhari officials .DMC has also advised the public to report about forest fires to the hotline 117.,
Seventeen high rank Police officers including tje Director of Criminal Invwstigations Department (CID) have been transferred with immediatte effect under the decision made by the National Police Commission.
Accordingly the Inspector General Of
