The 42nd National Sports Festival got underway at the Alfred Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna yesterday with a colorful openring ceremony. This is the first occasion that such a sporting festival is being held in the north. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya attended as the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony of the festival. Others in attendence included Ministers Dayasiri Jayasekara and Mano Ganesan.
Pix by Eshan Fernando
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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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