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A tense situation had been reported in the Mipitiya area of Nawalapitiya today (05) when controversial Pastor Jerome Fernando had arrived in the area.The villagers had strongly opposed his presence when Pastor Jerome arrived at a location where a rehabilitation centre for children with mental disorders is being constructed.Nawalapitiya Police officers had also been deployed later to control the situation.The villagers allege that the true purpose of the construction was to build a religious place under the guise of a rehabilitation centre for children.Amidst the strong opposition from the villagers, Pastor Jerome Fernando then left the location with his security…

The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment.This order was issued when an appeal filed by the accused former Deputy Minister, seeking his acquittal from the case, was taken up before a two-member Appeals Court judge bench comprising Justices Sampath Abeykoon and P. Kumaran Rathnam today (05).The former Deputy Minister was sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty over the relevant charges by the Colombo High Court.

It has been revealed before the court today that the bus driver involved in the recent fatal bus accident in Badulla, while transporting a group of students of the Southern Campus of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), previously had his driving license suspended for 05 months after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. He had been arrested on August 04 by police in the Labuduwa area of Galle, within the Akmeemana police jurisdiction, after causing an accident involving the bus he was driving and a motorcycle, Ada Derana reporter said.The details of the incident were…

The Chief Jailor and a prison guard who served as the storekeeper of the New Magazine Prison in Colombo have been suspended.They have been suspended from the service over an alleged incident of providing mobile phones to a prisoner who is serving a life sentence, the Spokesman of the Department of Prisons Gamini B. Dissanayake said.The Prisons Spokesman stated that an investigation carried out by the Department of Prisons based on information uncovered during a probe conducted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) revealed that the two prison officers have had a close relationship with the prisoner in question.Furthermore, the…

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has questioned the recent decision of the Public Security Ministry to decrease the number of personnel provided for her personal security as a former Head of State. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Ministry, former President Kumaratunga said it has come to her attention that her security detail of 50 has been reduced to 30 as per the new decision. She further said that a letter by the Police Officer in charge of her area of residence has cited the highest level of threat to her among the former heads of state and that…

Synapse Artificial Intelligence Labs (Pvt) Ltd, a leader in innovative AI-powered marketingsolutions, is pleased to announce its recent achievement at the prestigious National ICTAwards, NBQSA 2024. The company’s flagship product, “Kommon Poll,” an innovative sociallistening tool and analytics platform, has achieved exceptional recognition and received theGold Award for Startup of the Year and the Silver Award in Marketing Solutions in the BusinessServices Category.This double win emphasizes Synapse AI Labs’ dedication to breaking the limit of AI-drivenmarketing technology and strengthening its position as a martech industry leader. KommonPoll, a locally created tool, empowers businesses with all-inclusive social media monitoring,online sentiment analysis,…

The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the countries.Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb of Brampton. It was unclear who instigated the violence and Reuters could not independently verify what happened.The incident happened weeks after Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats, linking them to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in 2023 in Canada. Canada has accused the Indian government of conducting a broad…

The Supreme Court has ordered to call the defense following an appeal filed by the Attorney General (AG) challenging the verdict issued by Colombo High Court to acquit former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundara from the charges of failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving prior information.The appeal was filed against the verdict issued by a three-member High Court judge bench to acquit the former Defence Secretary and the former IGP from the charges of Criminal dereliction of duty and murder through their failure to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving…

The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have arrested a female passenger at the green channel who had arrived from Malaysia with a stock of narcotic substances identified as Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice).The 33-year-old female, with a Thailand passport, had arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Singapore by the flight SQ468 operated by Singapore Airline at around 11.55 p.m. last night. Police said that the stock of drugs, concealed in the food packages in the suspect’s bagages, weighs around 5kg in total and is estimated to have a street value of Rs.…

District Returning Officers and Assistant Commissioners have been summoned to the National Election Commission.According to the NEC Chairman, future activities to be carried out for the general election will be discussed during the meeting on Wednesday.The general election is scheduled to take place on the 14th of November 2024.