Cabinet approval has been granted to amend regulations on the monthly stipends provided to students of low-income earning families who pass the Grade Five scholarship exam.
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam had proposed that the monthly stipend be increased from Rs 500 to Rs 750
The maximum earnings of a family, which is considered as a prerequisite to obtaining the stipend, would be amended to Rs 15,000, a cabinet paper by the Education Minister stated.
In addition, Mr. Kariyawasam had also proposed that the number of students who would qualify to receive the stipend, be increased up to 20,000.
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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