The entire country will observe a three-minute silence from 8:30 am as a mark of respect to the lives lost during the tragic series of incidents," Secretary to the Ministry of Internal & Home Affairs and Provincial Councils & Local Government said.
Meanwhile, the general public has been requested to display a white flag outside their houses in commemoration of today's day of mourning in honour of those who had lost their lives during last Sunday's terror attacks.
The final rites for those who were killed during the explosion at the St. Sebastian Church in Katuwapitiya will be held today evening under the auspicies of the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Rajith.
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.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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