Civil society led protests were staged across North and Eastern provinces yesterday urging the government to recognize the Muslim burial rights of the COVID-19 victims.
The protests, organized by local civil society collectives demanded that government should allow the Muslim burial of COVID-19 victims.
Over fifteen COVID-19 victims of Islamic faith have been cremated despite their relatives opposing the move since it is against their religious beliefs.
Mannar Civil Society Collective staged a protest yesterday along with lawyers of local Bar to allow burial practices for the COVID-19 victims. Pix by N. Lohathayalan
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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