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Decision taken on appointing new IGP!

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2 years ago

June 20, 2023

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The new Inspector General of Police (IGP) will be appointed next week, it was reported.

The service period of IGP C.D. Wickramaratne is scheduled to end on June 26.

IGP Wickramaratne was scheduled to retire on March 26, but the government gave him a three-month service extension.

The names of Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, Nilantha Jayawardene, Lalith Pathinayake, Priyantha Weerasuriya and Ajith Rohana have been suggested for the post of the next IGP but a final decision has not been taken so far.

Meanwhile, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that he will discuss the matter with the President upon his return and then take a decision regarding the officer who will be appointed as the IGP.

However, the President’s recommendation for the post of IGP must be approved by the Constitutional Council in Parliament.

IGP Wickramaratne who was appointed on November 27, 2020 is the 35th IGP of Sri Lanka.

(Lankadeepa)

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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5 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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8 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.