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Latest News HeadlinesNO RIGHT TO PUNISH TEACHERS!No political party or politician has the right to mete out punishment to any member of the teaching profession, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. The minister was addressing the Arts Competition 2012 certificate awarding ceremony at Isuru...
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Multiple vehicle accident: 2 dead 7 injuredTwo people died and seven were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Melsiripura, Debatagolla this morning, police said. The accident involved a van, a lorry and a three wheeler. The injured were admitted to the Polgolla hospital. ...
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Youth refused hand of under age girl kills her mother She died defending her daughter PoliceA youth who approached a woman yesterday morning and sought her permission to marry her underage daughter, flew into a rage and stabbed her to death, on being told that the girl was too young and still schooling. The killing took place at Kotuwala, ...
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Manmohan concerned at reports on Colombo s move to dilute 13th AmendmentFor the first time since the end of the military annihilation of the LTTE in May 2009, and a raging debate within Sri Lanka on the way to go about redressing the political and social grievances of the island nation s Tamils, India has expressed dism...
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JHU presents 21AmendmentA Private Member s Bill was presented to Parliament yesterday by the JHU to abolish the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill was presented by JHU MP Ven. Aturaliye Ratana and is titled the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution. The...
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Gotabhaya abhors exclusivity for any race anywhereDefence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Northern Province should be opened up for all communities to live in without further delay. That would be of pivotal importance to promote bonding among the people in the post-war era. The Defence ...
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Ranil asks to restore 17th Amendment to Constitution Friday, 14 June 2013 - 9:50 AM SL Time Sri Lanka`s Opposition Leader and leader of the United National party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe today requested the government to take measures to ensure a free and fair of the Northern Provincial Council scheduled to be held in September this year.
In a letter addressed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, the Opposition Leader asked the government to immediately implement several measures prior to announcing the elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC).
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Mattala airport to be developed as aircraft service center Thursday, 13 June 2013 - 1:13 AM SL Time The foundation stone for construction of the first ever Sub Office of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) was laid yesterday by Speaker Chamala Rajapaksa in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering
The Sub Office covering an area of 700m2 will cost the Aviation Authority around Rs 39,052,813. The Speaker laid the Foundation stone for the Sub Office on the invitation of Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne. Deputy Civil Aviation Minister Gitanjana Gunawardena, Namal Rajapaksa, M.P. for Hambantota District, Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Dr. Ravindra Ruberu, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Chairman Gen. Rohan Daluwatte and Airport and Aviation Services ( Sri Lanka) Chairman Prasanna Wickramasuriya were present at the foundation laying ceremony.
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Sri Lanka says it has made progress on reconciliation Monday, 10 June 2013 - 10:53 PM SL Time The Sri Lankan government on Monday said it has made progress in addressing human rights concerns and reconciliation which it says has been acknowledged by many in the international community.
A government statement said it was surprised by claims made by Canada last week at the UN Human Rights Council currently meeting in Geneva that there are ongoing violations of human rights in Sri Lanka and that there is also a lack of reconciliation in the country.
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NO RIGHT TO PUNISH TEACHERS! Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:05 AM SL Time No political party or politician has the right to mete out punishment to any member of the teaching profession, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. The minister was addressing the Arts Competition 2012 certificate awarding ceremony at Isurupaya yesterday. No political party can claim a justifiable right to mete out punishment to teachers, and on the other hand students should not be brought out of schools and pushed onto the streets to participate in protests. Such acts are never accepted by the Education Ministry, the minister said. Minister Gunawardena said the Education Ministry has the right to inquire into complaints made by teachers when such incidents are reported.
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Multiple vehicle accident: 2 dead 7 injured Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 9:47 AM SL Time Two people died and seven were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Melsiripura, Debatagolla this morning, police said. The accident involved a van, a lorry and a three wheeler. The injured were admitted to the Polgolla hospital. The Gokarella police are conducting investigations.
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Youth refused hand of under age girl kills her mother She died defending her daughter Police Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:16 AM SL Time A youth who approached a woman yesterday morning and sought her permission to marry her underage daughter, flew into a rage and stabbed her to death, on being told that the girl was too young and still schooling. The killing took place at Kotuwala, Wellampitiya. Police said they had arrested the 20-year-old suspect with the knife used to commit the crime. The victim, Anusha Maduwanthie (31), had died on the spot and the 14-year old schoolgirl is said to be in a state of shock. The police said the suspect had lunged with a knife at the girl but her mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother had jumped in front of him to save her daughter and got stabbed.
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Manmohan concerned at reports on Colombo s move to dilute 13th Amendment Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:52 AM SL Time For the first time since the end of the military annihilation of the LTTE in May 2009, and a raging debate within Sri Lanka on the way to go about redressing the political and social grievances of the island nation s Tamils, India has expressed dismay over reports suggesting that Colombo is mulling over a review of the key issues related to devolution of powers to the provinces.
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JHU presents 21Amendment Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:43 AM SL Time A Private Member s Bill was presented to Parliament yesterday by the JHU to abolish the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill was presented by JHU MP Ven. Aturaliye Ratana and is titled the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill was seconded by UNP Puttalam District MP Palitha Range Bandara. The Bill states that the 13th Amendment seeks to weaken the Government of Sri Lanka whilst strengthening the Provincial Councils and thereby destroying the unitary character of the state, territorial integrity, and the sovereignty of the people.
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Uni student badly injured in fall from 5th floor Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:26 AM SL Time A 23-year-old student of the Colombo University Science Faculty was admitted to the National Hospital a short while ago after she fell from its 5th floor. Hospital authorities said she was rushed to the operating theatre and was undergoing surgery. Police spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said the cause of the accident was not known. She is a resident of Lunugamwehera. Cinnamon Gardens police are investigating
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Gotabhaya abhors exclusivity for any race anywhere Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:41 AM SL Time Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Northern Province should be opened up for all communities to live in without further delay. That would be of pivotal importance to promote bonding among the people in the post-war era. The Defence Secretary emphasised that the Sinhalese shouldn t be deprived of their right to buy land in any part of the country, including the Northern Province comprising the administrative districts of Jaffna, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya.
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CCTV cameras homed in over 10,000 crimes during last 15 months Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:39 AM SL Time The Police Department has succeeded in identifying over 10,000 crimes including traffic offences during the last 15 months with the help of CCTV cameras which have been installed in the Colombo city, according to Police. Thirty such crimes have been of a very serious nature including burglaries and abductions. According to a senior Police officer in charge of the CCTV camera surveillance unit, a large number of offenders could have gone scot-free in the absence of CCTV surveillance cameras in the Colombo city.
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Coalition party of Sri Lankan government warns of outcome of Northern PC election Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:33 AM SL Time The Sinhala Buddhist coalition party of the Sri Lankan government Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today warned of a possible outcome detrimental to the country`s unity from the Northern Provincial Council election. Layman leader of JHU, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that all who were loyal to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution would be answerable to the situation that might arise in case the Northern Provincial Council election is held without amending the Constitution.
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The tail of a rotten fish Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 10:55 AM SL Time The Northwestern Provincial Councillor who made a female teacher kneel down on Friday in full view of her students and colleagues for admonishing his daughter has been remanded again. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decreed that the SLFP take disciplinary action against him. All prominent government leaders lost no time in condemning the harassment of the teacher and hauling her tormentor over the coals. An age-old practice among our rural folk is to throw out crowbars during thunderstorms in the hope that lightning will strike those implements and not their houses. The government, troubled by public rage, seems to have done something similar. It has made a lightning rod of the aforesaid provincial councillor. But, if the government leaders think they could assuage people s consternation by tossing him like a sacrificial lamb to their detractors baying for his blood, they are mistaken. They cannot absolve themselves of the responsibility for the overall deterioration of party discipline, the near collapse of the rule of law in the country and the prevalent culture of impunity. A fish, it is said, rots from the head down the provincial councillor in the soup, in our book, represents only the tail of the stinking fish (read the government).
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Syria: History being repeated? Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:34 AM SL Time A string of debilitating battlefield setbacks that the Syrian rebels have suffered during the last few weeks has prompted the US to declare that it will arm them. One is intrigued. The US and the EU insist that they have not yet supplied arms to the Syrian Opposition. If so, how on earth have the rebels secured stocks of sophisticated weapons with the help of which they almost marched on the City of Jasmine? In spite of public opinion against US military interventions overseas, President Barack Obama has come under tremendous pressure from various quarters to back the Syrian rebels. Even former US President Bill Clinton has urged him to take cognisance of 90, 000 people killed in Syria, disregard public opinion at home and support the anti-Assad forces to the hilt the way Ronald Reagan backed the Mujahideen in Afghanistan against the Russians. Interestingly, President Obama, who was given the Nobel Peace Prize even before he had settled down in his new job following his first election, is now about to embark on another hawkish venture to safeguard the US interests!
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The seamy side of a hemline Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:25 AM SL Time Northwestern Provincial Council (NWPC) member, Ananda Sarath Kumara (UPFA), has been remanded for forcing a female teacher to kneel down before him in retaliation for asking his daughter to unstitch the hem of her school uniform found to be somewhat revealing. What else could the public expect of UPFA politicians responsible for far worse sins against women in the Northwestern Province? In the run-up to the 1999 NWPC polls, it may be recalled, thugs led by SLFP politicians not only assaulted women activists of the UNP mercilessly but also stripped them naked in full view of the public. (They went on to chase the Opposition polling agents, stuff the ballot boxes and win that election with the police looking the other way.)
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We needed to be patient and creative Mahela Beating the Aussies in crunch game Wednesday, 19 June 2013 - 11:18 AM SL Time Former captain Mahela Jayawardene, who produced a match-winning knock against Australia in the last group game of the Champions Trophy here at The Oval on Monday, said his team had to patiently see through some nervous moments at the key match. A mere win was enough for Sri Lanka to go through to the semi-finals, but the equation was completely different for the Australians. The defending champions, who had failed to win a game in the competition required to win inside 30 overs if they were to qualify for the semi-finals ahead of New Zealand.
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Magnificent Sri Lankans heading to Cardiff for semi-finals Tuesday, 18 June 2013 - 10:37 AM SL Time Sri Lanka completed a magnificent 20 run win over old enemy Australia to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval here in London yesterday. Sri Lanka s minus Net Run Rate prior to the game meant that they had to restrict Australia to 164 to top Group A and remain in London for the semi-final, but that proved to be too much of a task as Australia ended up with 223. Sri Lanka s opponents in the semi-final will be India and will be played on the 20th of June in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.
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Arthur focuses on Malinga as Warner affair simmers Monday, 17 June 2013 - 10:26 AM SL Time LONDON (AFP) - Under-pressure Australia coach Mickey Arthur tried to focus on cricket and the threat posed by Sri Lanka`s Lasith Malinga as the fall-out from the David Warner affair continued on Saturday. Title-holders Australia must beat Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
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