Three reportedly killed following Mahiyangana accident

General Courts Martial may convene on Rathupaswala

The recording of Summary of Evidence regarding the Rathupaswala incident upon completion of the Court of Inquiry is still continuing, the army media unit said. The Commander of the army, after perusing the summary of evidence findings, may convene a General Courts Martial if the evidence discloses prima facie cases against army personnel. The army also said that the Magisterial inquiry regarding the same incident has been fixed for hearing on 6th November 2015. In consequence of the incident

16 Sep, 2015

India awaits draft text of Sri Lanka resolution

India is not likely to make a response to the contents of the report of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Sri Lanka, as it mainly waits for the language of the resolution being drafted by US and western nations, the New Indian Express reported. On Wednesday, the landmark report on the last few years of Sri Lanka?s civil war was tabled in Wednesday, which called upon the setting up of ?hybrid? courts with international and Sri Lankan lawyers and jurists to probe and addres

17 Sep, 2015

Gota, eight others questioned again on Rakna Lanka

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and eight others were questioned again today by the Presidential Commission investigating allegations of large scale fraud. A Commission spokesman said that?Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Directors of?Rakna Lanka were questioned over alleged misuse of power said to have taken place when the former Government was in power. Rajapaksa and the former Directors of the company had been questioned on two previous occasions as well over the allegations. (Colo

17 Sep, 2015