Seventeen arrested at Polhena hotel remanded

Protest against MR up in flames

The three-wheeler on fire (pic courtesy Deccan Chronicle) A protest which was staged against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Chennai yesterday resulted in a three-wheeler unexpectedly going up in flames. Hindu Munnani (Hindu Front) activists caused panic on Chennai’s TTK Road near the Sri Lankan high commission when a protestors set fire to an effigy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa inside an autorickshaw (Three wheeler), the Deccan Chronicle reported. The activists were protesting against the a

08 May, 2012

CID to probe state land grab

A special unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is to investigate the misuse and illegal acquisition of government owned land, the Defence Ministry said. The Defence Ministry said that the CID has established the special investigations unit to investigate into government properties which are being misused, misappropriated, illegally occupied and acquired by individuals or organizations. The CID has also sought public assistance to gather information on anyone misusing state prop

07 May, 2012

UNP to meet the Speaker

The United National Party (UNP) is to meet parliament Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to obtain approval to hold a debate in parliament on abductions in the country. The UNP had earlier written to parliament seeking a date to hold a debate on the spate of abductions mostly seen before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. UNP MP John Amaratunga said that he had received a letter yesterday (Tuesday) from the Secretary General of Parliament stating that approval must be obtained from the Speaker to hold such

08 May, 2012