The District Secretary of Batticaloa district Mrs.Kalamathy Pathmarajah has been transferred with immediate effect by the Presidential Secretariat, Secretariat sources said.
K.Karunakaran, Secretary to the Eastern Provincial Health Ministry has been appointed as the new District Secretary.
Local civil society leaders alleged that the transfer was due to political influence considering the tough actions taken by the outgoing District Secretary on land grabbing incidents among local communities in the district.
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The Palali-Achchuveli main road in the Northern Province was reopened today (Nov 01) after being closed for over 30 years, following a directive from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
A housemaid who stole a pilot’s baggage at the Bandaranaike International Airport was arrested within three hours after the robbery today, Police said.
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced plans to introduce an online appointment system for passport applications, set to launch soon.
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