A public Way of the Cross of the Wellapalliya Parish was held today (29), Good Friday, to profess the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Picture shows devotees participating in the way of the cross with a heavy large cross from the church of St. Anthony's, Dickowita, Hendala to the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Palliyawatta, Hendala with the distance of over 3km barefoot under the sun.
It is a special feature that the Don Bosco Salesian sect priest and religious brothers led by Rev. Fr Nuwan Tharaka, Parish Priest of Wellapalliya at the respective places of the way of the cross meditated with real life experiences.
Pic by : J. Stanislas Pius - Wattala
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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