Ahead of Pongal celebrations next week, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a Pongal gift pack for holders of family (ration) cards, police cards and Sri Lankan Tamil families living in refugee camps across the State.
The gift pack containing one kg rice and sugar, two-feet sugarcane and a sum of Rs. 100 would distributed at all ration shops, Ms. Jayalalithaa said in a statement. “I am happy to announce that ration-card holders, police card holders and Sri Lankan Tamil families living in camps located across the State would be provided a Pongal gift pack ,” she said. (The Hindu)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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