Second girl also dies from Kirinda drowning incident

Angoda Lokka died of heart attack in Coimbatore

Sri Lankan fugitive gangster Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka had died of heart attack in Coimbatore and no foul play was involved in his death, a senior officer of the CB-CID in India said on Wednesday based on the findings of the post-mortem, chemical examination and histopathology reports, The Hindu newspaper reported. K. Shankar, Inspector General of Police, CB-CID, told?The Hindu the three reports did not have any finding related to unnatural death. ?There was no findi

17 Sep, 2020

Cabinet holds extensive talks on draft 20th Amendment

The Cabinet has had extensive talks on the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution, cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said today. He said that over 50 percent of the time at the last cabinet meeting was used to discuss several matters related to the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution. Rambukwella said that the expert committee report on the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution will also be discussed by the cabinet in the near future. The cabinet spokesman was asked by reporter

17 Sep, 2020

Minimum age for criminal to be tried in courts raised to 18

The minimum age for a criminal to be tried in courts has been raised to 18 years. Cabinet approval has been given to raise the minimum age from 14 years of age to 18 years of age. The Government said that until the age of 18 any criminal will be tried as a child. “This is a progressive evolution in the treatment of criminals with greater understanding of Human Rights,” the Government said today. Meanwhile, the Government said that in keeping with a lengthy discussion held at the Cabinet meet

17 Sep, 2020