The Regional Consular Office of the Foreign Ministry in Jaffna will be declared open on Thursday at the District Secretariat in Jaffna by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera, a statement from the ministry said.
The new regional office will enable Jaffna residents to carry out documentation process and other administrative affairs in Jaffna without being required to Come to Colombo.
It will be declared open with the participation of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan, the Governor of the Northern Province Reginald Cooray, Chief Minister of the Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran, Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D. Swaminathan, Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen, and State Minister of Women & Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheshwaran.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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