Auditor General visits SLC to expedite forensic audit

False claims used to obtain asylum

The Ministry of Defence says several people in the north have managed to obtain forged documents with the assistance of public representatives indicating that they have undergone abuse and assault and need asylum overseas. According to the Ministry of Defence one incident which has come to light involves a businessman in Jaffna who has pleaded with the Jaffna Mayor to provide him with a letter saying his that his children who are overseas faced harassment at the hands of the security forces in

29 Jun, 2012

Pune blast co-accused trained in Colombo

Suspected LeT operative Faiyaz Kagzi had trained Mirza Himayat Baig, who was arrested for his alleged role in 2010 Pune German bakery blast, at a camp in Colombo, the Maharashtra ATS said. In 2008, Kagzi had trained LeT operative Baig in organising recruits and bomb-making techniques in a camp in the Sri Lankan capital for three weeks, an ATS official told PTI. “In March 2008, Baig had been to Colombo after being called by Kagzi, an alleged former SIMI activist wanted in 2006 Aurangabad arms h

28 Jun, 2012

Coke and Pepsi contain alcohol

Tests have revealed that more than half of leading soft drinks, like Coke and Pepsi, contain traces of alcohol. The revelation will cause concern among those who chose the carbonated soft drink for religious, health or safety reasons. According to tests carried out by the Paris-based National Institute of Consumption (INC) more than half of leading colas contain the traces of alcohol, the?Daily Mail?reported. These include the brand leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola, while it is mainly only ch

28 Jun, 2012