Jeevan Thiagarajah has been appointed as new Governor of Northern Province, replacing current Governor P.S.M. Charles, Presidential Secretariat confirmed.
Mrs Charles was appointed to the post in December 2019.
Mr Thiagarajah said he had received the letter from the Secretary nominating him to the Governor post, subject to resignation as a member of the Election Commission. He had already tendered his resignation. He was appointed to the Commission in December last year.
Mr Thiagarajah had earlier served as the head of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA).
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has withdrawn from the proposed project to establish 484MW wind farms in Mannar and Pooneryn, Sri Lanka.
Fire fighters struggled to reach the 35th floor of the Krish building in Colombo Fort to control a fire that brokeout there. A spokesman for Fire Birgade said they faced an issue in controlling the fire due to the height.
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