Price of a bag of cement increased

TN CM and Modi discuss dual citizenship for Lankan refugees

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and presented a memorandum on 23 crucial issues related to the state, including a proposal to grant of dual citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. In his memorandum to Modi, Palaniswami?also noted the?issues faced by Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Asian Age reported. On the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Palaniswami?s memorandum said, ?Democratic decentralisation through the 13th amendment to the island Constituti

28 Feb, 2017

SAITM CEO temporarily relieved of his duties

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SAITM university, Dr Sameera Senaratne was today temporarily relieved of his duties. The move followed reports he may have staged an attack on his vehicle recently.?Dr. Sameera Senaratne has also later informed the SAITM management that he has decided to resign from his post. SAITM said it had nothing to do with the shooting incident involving the vehicle of?Dr. Sameera Senaratne. Investigations have revealed that the recent shooting incident targeting

28 Feb, 2017

Protest against moves to privatise estate in Hunnasgiriya

A protest was staged in Hunnasgiriya today against moves to privatise a tea estate in the area. Plantation families protested against moves to?privatise the Hairpark Estate in Hunnasgiriya. The estate is currently operating under the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation. Some 200 estate workers are employed at the estate but most of them have not been given work over a long period of time. The estate workers says since 2007 the estate has not been properly managed and the workers get only

28 Feb, 2017