President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to the northern province has brought land benefits to the residents of the north.
President Wickremesinghe released 234 acres of land which were previously held by the Jaffna SF Headquarters, to farmers for cultivation purposes in 5 GS Divisions in Jaffna today –
President Ranil Wickremesinghe symbolically presented deeds, benefiting a total of 408 individuals at a ceremony held at the Oddakapulam, Jaffna today.
The President also Under the Urumaya National Program said he plans to distribute 2 million free-hold deeds to the deserving public.
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 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.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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