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Bandula & Madhura against Kimbulawala vendors since they are outsiders?

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8 months ago

September 12, 2023

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The street food stall owners on the Kotte-Thalawathugoda Road in Kimbulawala have alleged that Minister Bandula Gunawardana and SLPP MP Madhura Withanage are planning to remove their stalls.

It was said that these vendors are being removed since they are outsiders.

There are about 24 shops at the location and earlier there were 34.

It was said that most of the vendors have arrived at the location from other areas.

The street food stall owners have also formed an association and they have held a discussion with the President last week.

They have been given permission to operate mobile shops at the location and trade only at night.

Accordingly, the Road Development Authority (RDA) has already notified them to remove the permanent stalls within another 10 days.

The shop owners have been told to inform the RDA if they have any alternative proposals by tomorrow (13).

When Sri Lanka Mirror asked Street Food Shop Owners Association President Sisira Dissanayake in this regard, he said that they had previously requested a part of ‘Ape Gama’ premises as an alternative place to conduct their businesses.

At first they were given approval, but then it had been withdrawn citing security threats to Parliament.

However, at the ruling party meeting held last week, MP Madhura Withanage has said allowing shops to be operated besides the road would lead to a bigger issue.

“These should be removed. They are acquiring lands after arriving at the location in lorries and buses. This is like a mafia,” he said.

Meanwhile, minister in charge of the subject, Bandula Gunawardana, has also clarified the facts that there is no legal possibility to maintain these shops.

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Veteran journalist A.D. Ranjith Kumara no more

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5 hours ago

May 10, 2024

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Veteran journalist, artist and author A.D. Ranjith Kumara passed away today (May 10).

He passed away at the age of 77.

His remains will be laid at the Mahinda funeral parlour in Mt. Lavinia from 8.00am tomorrow (May 11) before being handed over to the Kotelawala Medical Faculty as per his final wishes.

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CID tells Maithripala’s statements contradict each other

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5 hours ago

May 10, 2024

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) conducting investigations into the controversial revelation made by former President Maithripala Sirisena regarding the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, informed court that his two statements given to the CID and evidence gathered from CCTV footage contradict each other.

Counsel Rajitha Lakmal, appearing for Parliamentarian Kavinda Jayawardena, moved the court to issue an order for the former President’s arrest if he has provided false statements by concealing the truth. Considering the facts, Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrema directed the CID to take necessary action regarding former President Sirisena if he has committed something with criminal liability. The progress of the investigation was ordered to be reported to the court on July 26.

The CID had filed a facts report before Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court regarding the statement the former President had made recently. Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles had instructed the Inspector General of Police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the statement made by the former President in Kandy that he knew the people involved in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on 21 April 2019.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Supreme Court moves another petition by Diana Gamage

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10 hours ago

May 10, 2024

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The Supreme Court has ordered that the petition filed by former State Minister Diana Gamage challenging a decision taken by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to cancel her party membership, be called on May 28.

This petition was taken up before the three-member Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Gamini Amarasekara, Kumuduni Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Samayawardhena today (10).

At the time, President’s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha who appeared for the petitioner Diana Gamage, requested for a date to inform the court of the decision to be taken regarding this petition.

Accordingly, the judge bench ordered that the relevant petition be called on May 28 and that the decision regarding the maintaining of this petition be announced on the relevant date.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, General Secretary of the SJB Ranjith Madduma Bandara and several others have been named as respondents in this petition.

The SJB had earlier decided to expel Diana Gamage from the party citing that she had failed to comply with the unanimous decision taken by the party to vote against the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, by voting in favour. The SJB had also highlighted that this was a serious violation of party discipline, and that the Opposition Leader and the SJB’s leader Sajith Premadasa decided to suspend her party membership for the reputation or well-being and prosperity of the party.(adaderana.lk)

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