The remains of State Minister Sanath Nishantha was placed at funeral Parlor in Borella today evening. President Ranil Wickremesinghe and other politicians gathered to pay their last respects.
The remains will be taken to his hometown, Arachchikattuwa in the Puttalam district. The initial plan was keep the remains at his party office in Arachchikattuwa, but due to lack of space the family and organisers were considering placing the at the church in the adjoining Rajakadaluwa area .
His residence located in Arachchikattuwa was burnt down by mobs during the 2022 political violence following the Aragalaya protest campaign. (Pix by Eshan Fernando)
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
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.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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