Fire in Balangoda kills man and daughter

Police fire tear gas, water on protest

The police fired tear gas and water towards university students protesting near the University Grants Commission (UGC) at Ward Place. Students of the Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE) staged the protest and some of them had attempted to enter the UGC premises. A tense situation arose as the students blocked traffic along Ward Place and demanded attention to?some of their concerns. The police then fired tear gar and used water cannons to disperse the protesters. Some journalists co

29 Oct, 2015

Police deny torture claims, slam Kondaya’s lawyers

The police today denied claims of widespread torture in the police service and also questioned the motives behind the campaign?by lawyers appearing for Dunesh Priyashantha, alias Kondaya, who was acquitted in the murder of a five year old child recently. Police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said that while there could be isolated incidents of torture of suspects by some police officers, there is no evidence to prove that widespread torture took place over the past 10 years. He also asked why

29 Oct, 2015

Joint opposition questions state of democracy

The joint opposition today questioned the state of democracy in Parliament saying that the Government is now controlling the activities of the House. National Freedom Front leader and joint opposition member, Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa said that even the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is being controlled by the Government. He says even the State sector is in disarray as no one wants to give directions fearing if the Government changes then they will be hauled before the Financial Crimes

29 Oct, 2015