Sarath Fonseka appointed Regional Development Minister

Justice Minister defends Angunakolapelessa prison incident

Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala today defended the actions of prison guards at the Angunakolapelessa prison over an assault incident. The Minister told Parliament that the prison guards had acted within their rights in order to control a situation which arose in the prison. The Minister was responding to a question raised in Parliament today by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. Athukorala said that some prisoners had acted in an unruly manner and so the prison guards had to control the situ

20 Feb, 2019

Prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 150 Sri Lankan students

The prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships for 2017-18 were awarded to 150 Advanced Level school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka by Viraj Kariyawasam, Minister of Education of Sri Lanka, Vijayakala Maheshwaran, State Minister of Education of Sri Lanka, and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India, at a special ceremony held at the Ministry of Education Auditorium, Battaramulla today. This is the twelfth year in continuum that India has provided Mahatma Gandhi scholarsh

20 Feb, 2019

Party leaders to meet AG and polls chief on PC polls

Party leaders have decided to meet the Attorney General (AG) and the Chairman of the Elections Commission to discuss matters related to the Provincial Council elections. The decision was taken when the political party leaders met in Parliament today. It was decided at the meeting to request the AG and?Chairman of the Elections Commission to be present at the next party leaders meeting to discuss steps that need to be taken to hold the?Provincial Council elections. (Colombo Gazette)

20 Feb, 2019