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2 teachers a arrested over O/L English paper fiasco

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A male tuition class teacher and a female school teacher have been arrested by the Police over the incident of allegedly sharing parts of the English Language question paper of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination on WhatsApp with a group of students.

The tuition teacher who conducts private tutoring classes in the Hasalaka area was arrested by the Kandy Computer Crimes Investigation Division and the female teacher had been arrested by the CID in the Gampaha area yesterday (12).

The female teacher is said to be currently undergoing training at a Teacher Training College and has been in charge of examinations in the examination center of a leading school in Gampaha.

It has been revealed in the investigation that she took a photo of the English question paper with her mobile phone and shared it through her WhatsApp group. A senior Police officer of the Criminal Investigation Department stated that the investigations show that the teacher who was arrested at Gampaha took photos of the question paper and sent it to a WhatsApp group on her mobile phone before distributing the relevant question paper to the students.

The suspect male tuition teacher is a resident of Puhulayaya in Mahiyanganaya. Police say that the mother of the arrested teacher is a former principal of a school in the Hasalaka area. Police have also taken into custody two smart phones belonging to the tuition teacher and his mother.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the relevant WhatsApp group of the teacher has over 1,000 students.

This investigation is taking place according to a complaint made by the Commissioner General of Examinations. The official also said that from the investigations done so far, it appears that the question paper has not been leaked from the examination department prior to the exam.

(dailynews.lk)

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Weather Alert: Showers to ease in Southwest, strong winds forecast in North

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Prevailing showery condition in the southwestern part of the island is expected to reduced gradually from today (01st)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Fairly strong winds of about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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Aluthgamage and Fernando assigned printing work in prison

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Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando, sentenced this week to jail for 20 and 25 years, respectively, have been assigned duties in the printing section at the Welikada prison, sources said.

Both of them are being held together away from the main section of the prison’s ‘chapel’ section, where prisoners serving life sentences and those convicted of murder and rape are held. The prison’s printing section prints its own documentation.

Prison sources said that in placing them in relevant wards to serve their jail term, the authorities had taken into consideration the security of the two convicts, as they might have had political enemies.

Mr Aluthgamage was handed a 20-year term of rigorous imprisonment, while Mr Fernando was given a 25-year term of rigorous imprisonment by a High Court trial-at-bar after being found guilty of causing a Rs 53 million loss to the state.

They were accused of importing carrom boards and checkers boards through Sathosa during the 2015 presidential elections and distributing them to clubs.

Their lawyers said yesterday they were awaiting the certified copy of the judgement to prepare the appeal papers. The appeal will be considered by the Supreme Court.

(sundaytimes.lk)
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COVID subvariants spreading in Asia detected in Sri Lanka

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The Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka has confirmed that the COVID-19 variant currently spreading in the Asian region has also been identified in the country.

Dr. Jude Jayamaha, a specialist in viral diseases at the Medical Research Institute, stated that patients infected with the Omicron subvariants LF.7 and XFG are being reported locally.

Dr. Jayamaha explained that this finding was confirmed through research conducted on biological samples collected from several hospitals across the island.

However, he emphasized that there is no need for undue fear regarding these COVID-19 variants.

Health authorities have also stressed the importance of vulnerable groups—such as pregnant mothers, the elderly, and those with chronic illnesses—following health guidelines, including wearing face masks and avoiding crowded places.

Dr. Jayamaha reiterated that new COVID-19 variants emerge periodically, and health authorities are continuously monitoring the situation, so the public should remain calm.

(newswire.lk)

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