CID to probe exam fraud

Three including child killed in Anuradhapura accident

Three people including a child have been killed in an accident in Anuradhapura, the Police said. The car in which the three people were travelling had crashed into a tree on the side of the road. The accident had taken place along the Anuradhapura – Padeniya road, the Police said. A 3-year-old child and two others aged 70 and 71 were killed in the accident. The Police said that two others, including the mother of the child, sustained injuries in the accident and were admitted to hospital for

17 Oct, 2022

Business community seek transparency on Government spending

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has acknowledged the rationale for the recently proposed tax changes and called on the Government to show greater restraint, accountability and transparency on government spending. While the tax hike will invariably impact businesses and private sector employees adversely in the current context of high inflation and negative economic growth, it is the widely held perception of the tax revenue not being fully utilized for the benefit of the people, that is likely t

17 Oct, 2022

Madras court observes Tamils from Sri Lanka can obtain Indian citizenship

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has observed that the principles of the 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act could be applied to Hindu Tamils who were forced to abandon Sri Lanka. The single-judge bench of Justice GR Swaminathan held that although Sri Lanka is not covered under CAA, the Hindu Tamils in the Island country could obtain Indian citizenship under the Act as they were the ?primary victim of racial strife.? Notably, the humanitarian law brought in by the Modi government seeks

17 Oct, 2022