Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Lalith Pathinayake has been appointed to oversee the Administration of the Police Department by the National Police Commission (NPC).
The NPC had consulted the Attorney General's Department before the appointment was made.
The DIG (Administration) post had fallen vacant after senior SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena was sent on compulsory leave until the Easter Sunday attack investigations are completed.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandun Tennakoon too was sent on compulsory leave on an order issued by the Supreme Court. Accordingly, both top positions in the Police Department had fallen vacant.
Election monitors had expressed concern that the non-availability of the IGP and DIG (Administration) could have an impact on the elections.
Two school girls were killed after the car driven by their father crashed on to a lorry on the southern expressway, a coroner’s court inquiry was told today in Galle.
The Finance Ministry has released full details of the removal of the suspension on Importation of Motor Vehicles.
Sri Lanka Customs has introduced an online portal to verify the authenticity of legally imported vehicles. This platform empowers the public to confirm vehicle legality by entering the chassis number and vehicle registration number into the portal.
Speaker Ashoka Ranawala whose educational qualifications have been questioned has decided to step down from the post of Speaker
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