President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed retired Supreme Court judge S.I. Imam to head a committee to investigate the allegations made by UK’s Channel-4 with regard to the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (15) asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the charges made against him through the fundamental rights petitions in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.
Eight days of excavations have yielded the skeletal remains of 14 persons at a suspected mass grave at Kokkutuduvai in Mullaitivu.
Stressing the need to conduct an independent inquiry on the Easter Sunday attacks, opposition lawmaker Eran Wickramaratne called on the government to stop making counter-accusations against the Channel 4 broadcast which aired the names of the people and politicians said to be involved in the Easter attack and immediately conduct an independent investigation to find out the truth without covering up the half-truths known to the people of this country.
The skeletal remains of a total of nine persons have been unearthed during seven days of excavations at a suspected mass grave at Kokkutuduvai in Mullaitivu.
The court of appeal is to deliver its verdict on 18 October on a petition filed against the parliamentary seat of state minister Diana Gamage.
A hotline – 1997 - has been introduced to lodge complaints with regard to ragging at universities.
The Teaching Hospital in Jaffna has banned the use of mobile phones during duty hours by nurses and other staff.
A gazette notification will be issued within a fortnight to legalize cannabis cultivation for export purposes only, said state minister Diana Gamage.
Doctors will be offered a two-year service contract once they retire, in addition to their extended retirement age of 63 years, said health minister Keheliya Rambukwella.
