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Ashes of cremated Muslim coronavirus victims disposed of

By Indika Sri Aravinda Ashes of forcefully cremated Muslim coronavirus victims have been disposed of as family members have not come forward to accept them. Public Health Inspectors’s Union (PHI) Secretary Mahendra Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that a number of infected Muslim coronavirus victims had been cremated last week. He said that no one had come forward to accept the ashes. Health Ministry sources told Colombo Gazette on the condition of anonymity that since no one has come forwa

16 Dec, 2020

Court orders to cremate bodies of prisoners killed during clash

The Wattala Magistrate’s Court today rejected an appeal to bury the bodies of four inmates who were killed in the Mahara Prison riot, and instead ordered the bodies to be cremated. The report by the experts? committee appointed to conduct the post-mortems of four inmates was also submitted to the Wattala Magistrate?s Court today. Meanwhile, the Attorney General?s Department had informed the court that the four inmates had died due to gunshot injuries sustained during the riot. The Department

16 Dec, 2020

Loans offered to all families at low interest for festive season

Loans have been made available to all families at a low interest rate for the festive season, the President’s Office said. The loans will be offered by State banks in three categories based on the monthly income. The President’s Office said that the Bank of Ceylon, People’s Bank, National Savings Bank and Regional Development Bank will be offering the loan. Accordingly, anyone earning over Rs. 50,000 can apply for a Rs. 50,000 loan, anyone earning between Rs. 25,000 and 50,000 can apply for a

16 Dec, 2020