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Puttalam assault ; students released on strict bail conditions (Update)

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21 students who were arrested for assaulting a school teacher in Puttalam have been released on bail, subject to strict conditions.

All the 21 suspects were produced to the Puttalam Magistrate’s Court on Friday (26), where the court ordered them to be released on a personal bail of Rs. 500,000/- each.

They were also ordered to report to the Puttalam Police on every Sunday after the conclusion of the O/L Exam, and place their signature on the records book.

The court also ordered that if the aggrieved party is threatened in any manner, bail will be revoked and the suspects would be remanded until the conclusion of the case.

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(Previous News 26th May 2023, 12:04pm)

17 more students arrested over assaulting teacher in Puttalam

Seventeen more students have been arrested in connection with the incident of assaulting the teacher in charge of discipline at a school in Puttalam.

The arrested students are scheduled to sit for the upcoming GCE O/L examination.

Police said that 21 students had attacked the teacher and damaged his house last Wednesday.

Four students who were arrested the day before yesterday were remanded until today (26). They are scheduled to be produced in court today.

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Internal disputes delay LG member lists

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Due to various issues that have arisen within many political parties during the selection of members for LG bodies, submission of name lists to the Election Commission (EC) are being delayed, reports say.

As a result, the establishment of LG bodies is expected to be delayed further.

In this backdrop, the EC has instructed all political parties and independent groups to submit their name lists within a week.

The gazette on the newly appointed members will follow only after the EC receives all lists.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Ministry cancels Br. Charles’ program at Padeniya temple

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The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has issued a letter over a program organized by Br. Charles Thomas.

The relevant program is scheduled to be held today (May 17) at the historic Padeniya temple and is allegedly scheduled to be held in a manner that is harmful to Buddhism.

The letter notes that the Deputy Minister has taken steps to cancel the program following complaints from various parties, citing strong displeasure expressed by the local Buddhist community.

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Applications open for A/L Vocational stream

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The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has announced that applications are now open for admissions for Grade 12 students for the Advanced Level (A/L) Vocational stream subjects.

According to the Ministry, the vocational stream will be offered in 608 schools starting this year.

The Ministry further clarified that students who have not passed the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will still be eligible to apply, as O/L results will not be a determining factor for admission to this stream.

For this, students need to submit an application to the principal of the school they wish to enroll in.

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