A committee was appointed to look into the issues of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and those who resettle in Mannar district following discussion with Secretary to the President P. B. Abeykoon, Presidential Secretariat said.
A group of Muslim representatives and the officials of the Department of Forest Conservation including Secretary to the Ministry of Environment participated in this meeting. It was discussed in detail regarding the issues faced by the people in the area, and how to solve those issues.
Under the guidance of the President during the meeting it was decided to appoint a Special Committee to solve these issues and stated that the Committee report should submit within one month to the President.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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