Eight persons have been arrested in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna while attempting to transport sand obtained illegally, police said.
According to Chavakachcheri police, the suspects were arrested along with eight tippers full of sand. The suspects have been using fake transport licences to transport sand from Killinochchi to Jaffna frequently.
Police said an investigation is underway to find those involved in issuing fake licences. The suspects are to be produced before Jaffna Magistrate Courts today. (Pix and story by Romesh Madushanka)
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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