Some 300 protesters were pushed back to the University premises without the use of tear gas.More than 500 Policemen and the riot squad was deployed to prevent the protest march heading towards to Colombo. Eight students were arrested as the stuent group shouted and behaved in an unrully maner.
However the traffic on the Kandy – Colombo main road was interrupted for more than two hours and eventually one lane was opened by the Police.
Pix by Akila Jayawardena
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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