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Minister requests IGP to conduct an investigation into strikers forcibly entering oil storage terminals
Mar 31 (CP) Colombo- The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has requested the Inspector General of Police to carry out a proper investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department regarding the trade union leaders and other strikers who stormed the Kolonnawa oil storage terminal by force.
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Court of Appeal cannot order the retirement of doctors and other employees, AG informs court
Mar 30 (CP) Colombo- The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal that the Public Service Commission has the authority to make decisions regarding the retirement of all public servants, including doctors, and that the Court of Appeal does not have the power to issue orders in this regard.
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SJB Municipal councilor who set fire to President’s private house remanded
Mar 29 (CP) Colombo- Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage Monday ordered to remand Weerasuriya Arachchige Chandima Nayanajit, the former opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader of Kotte Municipal Council, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department in connection with the burning of the private house of President Ranil Wickremesinghe during the Aragalaya protests.
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Sri Lanka Navy receives maritime interdiction and protective equipment from the U.S.
Mar 29 (CP) Colombo- The Sri Lanka Navy received a stock of maritime interdiction and protective equipment provided by the United States, at the Air Force base Katunayake Sunday (27th March 2023).
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Court allows detention and interrogation of millionaire who supported the Easter Sunday attack for 90 days
Mar 27 (CP) Colombo- Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (27) gave permission to the Anti-Terrorism and Investigation Division of Police to detain and interrogate a millionaire businessman who is accused of supporting the Easter Sunday terrorist attack, for 90 days.
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Panadura ‘Kudu Salidu’s close associate arrested with Kerala Cannabis
Mar 27 (CP) Colombo- Police Special Task Force (STF) Special Operations Division says that Panadura Supun, a main associate of large-scale drug trafficker Panadura "Kudu Salidu", was arrested at Panadura Solomon Mawatha while transporting Rs. 3.5 million worth of Kerala cannabis on a motorcycle.
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Consideration of the petitions against the Finance Secretary for contempt of court on May 22
Mar 31 (CP) Colombo- The Supreme Court ordered an adjournment till May 22 to consider two petitions filed against Finance Ministry Secretary Mr. Mahinda Siriwardena over contempt of court. The Supreme Court had issued an interim order to the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on March 3rd, preventing the withholding of the money allocated in the 2023 budget for the local government polls.
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Sri Lanka Navy finds over 165kg of Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 54 million in Madagal, Jaffna
Mar 30 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in the beach and sea areas of Madagal in Jaffna on Monday has recovered over 165kg of Kerala cannabis, on the beach and in the sea.
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Sri Lanka Navy receives maritime interdiction and protective equipment from the U.S.
Mar 29 (CP) Colombo- The Sri Lanka Navy received a stock of maritime interdiction and protective equipment provided by the United States, at the Air Force base Katunayake Sunday (27th March 2023).
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Three including a beautician arrested in Kandy for forging Attorney General’s letterhead, signature, official seal
Mar 28 (CP) Colombo- A special police team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three persons, including a beautician, in Katugastota, Kandy for forging letterheads of the Attorney General’s Department.
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School student killed after hit by train
Mar 27 (CP) Colombo- A 16-year-old school student has lost his life after being hit by a train near the flyover in Mulgampola area, Kandy.
Police say that the student has died after being hit by the train travelling from Badulla to Kandy yesterday (March 26) afternoon.
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