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Man arrested over Bomb scare at Kandy Court complex (Update)

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The owner of the mobile phone number through which a false tip-off was provided to the ‘119’ Police Emergency Hotline regarding an impending bomb attack in the Kandy Court complex, has been arrested.

Police said that the 53-year-old owner of the relevant SIM card was arrested this afternoon (02), based on information received by the Kandy Police through Ginigathhena Police.

However, the OIC of Kandy Police stated that the suspect did not have a mobile phone in his possession at the time of the arrest, and that he told the police during interrogations that his phone was misplaced last evening (01).

The arrested suspect has been identified as a conductor of a private passenger transport bus, according to police.

Kandy Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.

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A tense situation has arisen at the Kandy Court complex this morning (July 02) over a bomb scare.

Accordingly, the bomb disposal unit of Sri Lanka Army together with Sri Lanka Police commenced a special security operation within the court premises.

According to reports, all cases that were scheduled to be heard and the delivering of verdicts fixed for today at the Kandy Court complex have been postponed until July 16, 2024.

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3 districts to have different format of ballot paper

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The Election Commission released a statement regarding a different format of the ballot paper for three districts in the country for the upcoming Parliamentary Election.

The ballot papers of the Polonnaruwa, Monaragala and Kegalle districts will be printed in only one column for the 2024 Parliamentary Election, the EC said. This is due to the number of recognised political parties and Independent groups and the number of candidates contesting from these three districts is lower than the other districts.

According to the Election Commission, the ballot papers in the other districts of the country have been printed in two columns.

The ‘X’ symbol should be marked in the empty box in front of the name and symbol of the recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group for which the voters will be casting their vote on the ballot paper.

Also, preference votes can be marked for three candidates on the ballot paper after marking the ‘X’ symbol in front of the name and recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group. The preference votes can be marked for up to three candidates of the voter’s choice by marking ‘X’ on the box containing the number allotted to each candidate on the ballot paper, the Election Commission stated.

(dailynews.lk)

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E – NICs to be issued in December

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The Department of Registration of Persons has announced that the issuance of electronic national identity cards will begin in the first few weeks of December.

The department said that the new cards used for the E-NICs have already been received. 

A batch of approximately 2.3 million cards has been ordered from a Finnish company.

The Department of Registration of Persons added that the new electronic NICs will include biometrics, as part of the new system.

(newsfirst.lk)

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CBK fears assassination plot after cutting down security

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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has voiced suspicions of a possible plot to assassinate her, similar to the politically motivated assassination of her husband, the late Vijaya Kumaratunga.

Furthermore, the former President raised concerns over the reduction in her security detail, claiming that the move poses a direct threat to her safety, referencing past political conspiracies.

In a letter addressed to Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratne, Kumaratunga highlighted the reduction of her security personnel from 50 to 30, following an order issued on October 31 by Senior DIG Ajith Hemasiri.

Kumaratunga noted in the letter that other former presidents currently receive significantly higher levels of protection. She has highlighted that Mahinda Rajapaksa is provided with 243 security personnel, including both military and police officers, while Maithripala Sirisena and Gotabaya Rajapaksa have 109 and 200 security officers, respectively.

She questioned the rationale behind the substantial reduction in her security team, particularly given her unique status as the only former president to have been injured in an assassination attempt.

Expressing concern over her safety, Kumaratunga referenced prior intelligence reports indicating that the LTTE had issued threats against her life, even following her retirement. She underscored that, as the most threatened among former presidents, a larger security presence is essential.

Kumaratunga’s letter also highlighted that the current government leaders, who previously stated they would refrain from “elite protection” upon taking office, are now safeguarded by hundreds of personnel. She questioned whether the administration has come to recognize that prominent figures in the country require significant protection.

(adaderana.lk)

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