Vote on Account passed without a vote

400 reportedly injured by blasts as meteor falls in Russia

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. “There was panic. People had no idea what was happening. Everyone was going around to people’s houses to check if they were OK,” said Sergey Hametov, a resident of Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, the biggest city in the affected region. “We saw a big burst of light then went outside to see w

15 Feb, 2013

Bill on Resettlement Authority to parliament

The draft bill prepared by the legal draftsman to extend the term of the Resettlement Authority, is to be submitted to parliament. Cabinet has approved the proposal by the Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon to submit to parliament the draft Bill to extend the validity period of the Resettlement Authority Act of 2007 for a further period of three years, beyond April 10, 2013. The Resettlement Authority was formed during the latter stages of the war in 2007 as the central body to impleme

14 Feb, 2013

Army Court submits report on war casualties

A Court of Inquiry, appointed by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya to inquire into the observations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) in its report on alleged civilian casualties during the final phase of the war, handed over its findings to the army today. The five-member Court of Inquiry was appointed on 2 January 2012 by virtue of the powers vested in the Army Commander, the army media unit said. President of the Court of Inquiry Majo

15 Feb, 2013