Kandy principal gets stay order
By Shane Seneviratne
The principal of a leading girls' school in Kandy on Friday obtained an injunction order against her transfer to a zonal education office, amidst internal disputes within the school leading to disruption of student activities.

The principal of Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya, Gunaratne Menike sought the injunction order following the transfer orders from the Provincial Education Office directing her to report to the Katugastota Zonal Education Office.

Her transfer followed an inquiry conducted by the Provincial Education Office, but the principal had refused to accept the order and stayed on for two more days before she finally obtained the court order.

Earlier Central Provincial Council Education Minister, V. Radhakrishnan had sent a team of 52 education officers on the same day to investigate allegations against the principal about mismanagement in the school. Following the investigation, orders had been given to interdict the principal, but the order was changed later following the intervention of some of the PC members.

Subsequently CM Wasantha Aluvihare had summoned a discussion of provincial ministry officials and the transfer orders had been issued thereafter.
The injunction order has been obtained for 14 days.

Tamil MPs to meet PM
A group of Tamil Parliamentarians are to meet Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe next week to discuss the issue of the High Security Zones and resettlement of those displaced from them.

The MPs from the TNA and PLOTE had decided to meet the Prime Minister on his return from New York next week. TNA MP A. Vinayagamoorthy said the MPs were keen to take up this issue as it would be important for future peace talks.

US envoy presents credentials to President
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jeffrey J Lunstead presented his credentials to President Chandrika Kumaratunga at President's House on Friday. Ambassador Lunstead is a member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He was sworn in as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives on July 28, 2003.

He entered the Foreign Service in 1977 and has served in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia. In Washington, DC, he served as South Asia Bureau Coordinator for Afghanistan and as Director for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

He had also served in several positions dealing with international environmental issues.

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