Protest on Royal college roof

30 Jul, 2013

A female teacher attached to Royal College in Colombo staged a protest on the school roof today against her transfer.
The Cinnamon Gardens police said that the teacher had climbed on top of the roof of a two storied building in the school to stage the protest.

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