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| Assault case against teacher taken up |
| 2013-02-21 |
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The case of a teacher allegedly assaulting a student of the Weerakatiya Central College was taken up before the Walasmulla Magistrate's Court on Tuesday..
Attorney-at-Law Madduma Liyanage, appearing on behalf of the complainant requested for the medical report of the student to be presented in court.
The alleged assault took place at the Weerakatiya Central College on January 10.
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| Pradeshiya Sabha Member arrested for alleged assault |
| 2013-02-21 |
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A member of the Wennapuwa Pradeshiya Sabha was arrested on Tuesday on charges of allegedly threatening and assaulting a woman.
The police stated that that the Pradeshiya Sabha Member had allegedly assaulted the woman in the Bandirippuwa area in Wennapuwa, on Monday night.
The Pradeshiya Sabha Member was produced before the Marawila Magistrate's Court on Tuesday and was remanded till February 22.
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| Dental surgeons pull out of scheduled strike action |
| 2013-02-21 |
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The token strike that was to be carried out today by the Government Dental Surgeons Association in the Gampaha district has been suspended.
General Secretary of the Association, Dr. Ananda Ratnayaka said the strike was suspended since health officials took measures to rectify a transfer.
The strike was to be carried out in protest against the failure to provide an annual transfer to a dentist serving at a hospital in Gampaha due to political influences.
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| Seven arrested for illegal travel |
| 2013-02-21 |
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Seven persons who were attempting to illegally travel to Australia have been arrested by the police in Kalmunai.
Police say that the group was arrested when they had arrived by bus in Kalmunai from Mulaitivu.
The group was arrested following a tip off received by the police.
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| Sri Lankan war crimes akin to Nazi rule: Jayalalithaa |
| 2013-02-21 |
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Terming the coldblooded killing of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran’s 12-year-old son Balachandran as a war crime of the gravest nature, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday sought active intervention from the government of India to ensure that the guilty are punished.
“It (Balachandran’s execution) reveals the mindset of the present government in Sri Lanka. These systemic, methodological, coldblooded killings remind us of Nazi rule in Germany, were Jews were killed only because they were Jews,
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| Geneva preparations not shared with the UNP: Govt |
| 2013-02-21 |
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The government in response to assertions made by the UNP to the effect that the country is not prepared to face the upcoming UNHRC sessions said “The government is fully prepared both internally and externally for the UNHRC sessions”.
Speaking to Daily Mirror Government spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the government has made all preparations for the upcoming sessions.
“We don’t share our preparations with the UNP. We have done everything in order to prepare ourselves for this upc
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| Schoolgirl dies during sports practice |
| 2013-02-21 |
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A 13-year-old schoolgirl died, on Monday (18), while practicing for the zonal sports meet.
Anjali Isurika, a student of Gnaneswara Maha Vidyalaya, Willorawatta in Moratuwa had complained of a stomachache during practices and had lain down.
The diseased’s sister, Rashmi Sanjana, studying at the same school, said that her sister had been taken to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital by teachers and students as her stomachache did not ease. However, she was pronounced dead on admission. She said that her sister had n
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| Stones pelted at Sri Lankan office; none injured |
| 2013-02-21 |
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In an apparent fallout of the alleged cold blooded killing of the 12-year-old son of slain LTTE Chief V Prabhakaran, some persons pelted stones at the office of Sri Lankan Airlines here, causing minor damage to property.
Police said nobody was injured in the incident which comes close on the heels of a little-known pro-Tamil group attacking the Bank of Ceylon branch here recently, injuring two persons.
Staff at the airline office confirmed the incident and said nobody was injured.
Some glass panes were damaged, p
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| Saudi recalls envoy from Sri Lanka |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Sri Lankan activists hold up a portrait of Rizana Nafeek as they shout slogans during a protest in Colombo on January 11, 2013, following her execution by Saudi authorities. Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Colombo in a tit-for-tat move amid tensions after a Sri Lankan nanny convicted of murder was beheaded in the kingdom, the official SPA news agency reported
Sri Lankan activists hold up a portrait of Rizana Nafeek as they shout slogans during a protest in Colombo on January 11, 2013, following her execution by S
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| Sri Lanka’s quest for meaningful reconciliation |
| 2013-02-21 |
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Fifteen months after a “reconciliation” commission submitted to the Sri Lankan government its recommendations following a probe into the country’s final years of the 1983-, little has happened according to local civil society and a recent UN report.
Of the dozens of suggestions from the government-appointed Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), few on justice and reconciliation have been pursued, and investigative attempts have lacked independence and impartiality, according to t
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