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Caller contacts Pera Uni. Dean, impersonating a DIG!

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August 25, 2023

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The Dean at the Arts Faculty, Peradeniya University has lodged a police complaint against a student leader, alleging the latter had phoned him, impersonating a DIG.

According to a report in ‘Lankadeepa’, the person in question had phoned the Peradeniya police, impersonating a DIG and obtained the Dean’s phone number from a WPC attached to the police station.

Subsequently he had phoned the Dean 05 times. Unable to pick up the calls at that time, the Dean had later called back the number. He had been told the name of a DIG attached to the Police HQ.

In his complaint, the Dean said the caller had told him that following a scolding, panicked undergraduates had organized a protest demonstration in Colombo to enter the Presidential Secretariat and a warrant has been secured against this.

The caller has also told him to come for an inquiry at the Police HQ on Aug, 21, the Dean has added.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Decision to gazette 04 elephant corridors

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April 16, 2025

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The government has decided to gazette elephant corridors.

Deputy Minister of Environment – Anton Jayakody has announced that 04 elephant corridors will be gazetted under the first phase, focusing on areas within the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts.

He further says that this decision aims to mitigate the ongoing human-elephant conflict in the region.

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800 drunk drivers caught in 2 days

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April 16, 2025

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Police have filed cases against 800 persons driving under the influence of alcohol during the festive season.

Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga says that these drunk drivers were identified during special operations conducted on April 13 and 14.

He stated that with many people returning to Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays, traffic volumes are expected to rise.

Motorists are urged to drive responsibly and prioritize road safety.

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Maithripala attends 2025 World Summit of the Universal Peace Federation (Pics)

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April 16, 2025

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Former President of Sri Lanka – Maithripala Sirisena recently attended the 2025 Universal Peace Federation (UPF) World Summit 2025 Seoul, South Korea which kicked off on April 10.
As the Asia-Pacific Regional Chair of the International Peace Summit Council of the World Peace Conference, Mr. Sirisena also addressed the inaugural session of the summit.

There, he emphasized the need to build a bi-cameral global organization that integrates religion and politics to maintain global political stability and peace, manage climate change, and manage conflicts.

The 2025 Global Summit was attended by former heads of state, current speakers, current members of parliament, and other diplomats, scholars, and professionals from about 40 countries.

Maithripala Sirisena, the Asia-Pacific Regional Chair of the International Peace Summit Council of the World Peace Conference.