The government decided to release 34 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who have been kept in Jaffna and Vavuniya jails.While 13 fishermen were produced before a magistrate in Jaffna on Monday evening, the remaining 21 would be presented before a court in Mannar on Tuesday.
Once all the 34 persons are handed over to the Indian Consulate General in Jaffna, the Navies of India and Sri Lanka would decide on modalities of their return to Tamil Nadu, according to A. Natarajan, India’s Consul General in Jaffna,The Hindu nespaper reported.
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
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