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Maradana protesters granted bail

The protesters who were arrested in Maradana yesterday, were granted bail today. Lawyers said that of the 83 protesters who were arrested yesterday, 80 were released on police bail and 3 on bail by court. The Police fired tear gas and water cannons on the protest in Maradana last afternoon. The protest was led by the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) and was staged against the Government. The protesters staged a walk from Lipton Circus but were blocked at Deans Road by the Police. The Police fire

25 Sep, 2022

Paragliding in Poonch, symbol of peace in border areas

The borders of Jammu and Kashmir, which used to always look like fire owing to frequent shelling from Pakistan, are now seeing prosperity. Paragliding experts are seen paragliding in the air in Ajot village of Gulpur, near the Line of Control in the border district of Poonch. The Indian Army is busy protecting the country along the Line of Control and is making every possible effort to take these areas on the path of development. A new example of this is the border district. In the Gulpur vil

25 Sep, 2022

Second stage of “Aragalaya” underway

The second stage of the “Aragalaya” is now underway and more protests will be staged in the days to come, protesters said today. Eranga Gunasekara, national organiser of the Socialist Youth Union (SYU), said that the protests which began with the push to remove then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has not ended. Gunasekara said that the second stage of the “Aragalaya” is now underway. He said that more people will take to streets in the coming days and protest against President Ranil Wickremesi

25 Sep, 2022