A protest was organised by the Joint Unemployed Graduates Association in Colombo today (Aug 13).
The protest march had begun from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and had headed towards the Presidential Secretariat before moving towards the Economic Affairs Ministry.
Attempts made by the protestors to meet officials at the President's Secretariat officials had proved futile. More than 250 unemployed graduates took part in the protest.
Heavy traffic had been reported in areas surrounding Colombo Fort while the entry road to Galle Face had been closed for traffic from the Lotus Roundabout.
(Pics by Jayamal Chandrasiri)
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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