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Court order issued against IUSF protest

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2 years ago

August 10, 2023

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A court order has been issued against a protest organised by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) in Colombo today (10).

Accordingly, Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued an order preventing the protesters from entering several places including the Presidential Secretariat, President’s House, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Galle Face Green.

The Magistrate ordered the protesters not to cause inconvenience to government officials and the public by blocking the streets.

However, the Magistrate informed that peaceful protests could be carried out and ordered the Colombo Fort Police to hand over the court order to the protesters.

The order was issued against 10 people including IUSF Convener Madhushan Chandrajith and the Magistrate ordered the arrest of the protesters who would violate the court orders and produce them in the court.

The Magistrate issued the order based on the facts presented by the Colombo Fort Police in a B-Report to the court regarding the inconvenience that could be caused to the public by the protests.

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2 drownings today

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11 hours ago

May 13, 2025

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Two drowning incidents have been reported today (May 13).

In one incident, one person had drowned while 03 others were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa today (May 13).

Police said four persons from Nuwara Eliya were reported missing while sea bathing and that one body was later recovered.

Search operations are continuing.

Meanwhile, two girls who had gone to bathe in the Palukadawala Tank in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, have also drowned.

The girls, aged 12 and 17 had gone bathing while they were visiting a relative in the area.

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Police assure that belongings of Kotmale accident victims are safe

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12 hours ago

May 13, 2025

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Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/

Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.

The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.

The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.

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PSL 2025 to resume on May 17

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12 hours ago

May 13, 2025

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PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.

The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.

“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”

The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.

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