The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval this week to move the police headquarters complex to a 14-acre land plot belong to the department at Bellantota junction, Pepiliyana road.
The current police HQ located in the heart of Colombo consists of three buildings connecting York street and Chaithya street.
Although the approval had been given at a cabinet meeting held on July 11, 2012, to construct the Police HQ in Mirihana, necessary steps have not been taken accordingly. Therefore, another 14-acre land plot in Pepiliyana was identified as the most suitable location for the construction of HQ.
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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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