Northern Governor Suren Raghavan has requested UNDP Country Director in Sri Lanka Joern Soerensen to assist in bringing back Sri Lankan refugees from India.
The meeting took place at the Governor's Secretariat in Jaffna this morning (Jun 20), the Governor's Office said.
During the meeting, the Govenor had called for the implementation of projects that would uplift the living standards of the people in North since they had been affected by the war.
Mr. Raghavan had also urged the UNDP Director to support the 'Vadmarachchi Lagoon Project' in a bid to resolve water-related issues faced by Northern residents.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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