Fisheries Minister, Douglas Devananda, promised to take steps to allow villagers of the Trincomalee Ichchantivu to utilize 117 acres of land for agricultural purposes.
The Minister engaging a tour in the villages at the Trincomalee district on Tuesday (On October 11) said that he will speak to the Agriculture Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera and propose the provision of land to the villagers as a method of facing the prevailing economic crisis.
He said that from 1969 onward, the people of the Ichchantivu village had utilized 177 acres for agriculture but due to the militaristic situation in the area after 1983, the land was forbidden for utilization.
“I understand that the people of the North and East were faced with many injustices during the war and the Tamil politicians representing these areas are working for their own benefit”, he added.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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