The Russian sail training ship 'Nadezhda' which arrived at the port of Colombo on June 14, set sail from the Colombo harbor over the weekend.
The ship that is 108 .6 m in length and 14 m in width, had got 120 training cadets on-board, the government news portal reported.
During its stay in the country, the ship was open to visits of school children. Besides, the ships' crew had organized a photography exhibition on-board for the visitors to enjoy.
Pic courtesy Navy.lk
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.
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.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval to change the wording “exceeding six years” in paragraph (b) of Article 83 of the Constitution to “exceeding five years” with reference to the President’s tenure.
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