Police and military personnel have been deployed near mosques in Akurana and Gampola after calls of possible bomb threats, Police said.
Police media spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said there have been calls to the police emergency hotline on bomb explosions on Ramadan festival day.
This year’s Ramadan falls on the anniversary of Easter bomb attacks carried out by extremist Muslim groups.
SSP Thalduwa said plans are ahead to tighten security in leading mosques as well.
He said that though they had no confirmation about the threats, they did not want to take any chances.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
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