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Duminda Silva at J’pura hospital

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6 months ago

January 18, 2024

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Former MP – Duminda Silva has been admitted to the Sri Jayewardenepura General hospital, says media spokesman of Prisons – Gamini B. Dissanayake.

He further confirmed that Mr. de Silva has been undergoing medical treatment while under the guard of Prison officials for a prolonged period of time.

Yesterday (Jan. 18,) the Supreme Court declared former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to grant presidential pardon to former MP Duminda Silva, (who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra), as invalid.

The Commissioner General of Prisons was instructed by the Supreme Court to take the relevant measures necessary so as to impose the impending sentence against Duminda Silva, adding that former President Gotabaya had failed to follow the proper legal procedure when granting the said amnesty.

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Laugfs gas prices to remain unchanged

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54 mins ago

July 2, 2024

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The price of Laugfs domestic LP gas cylinders will remain unchanged, despite price reductions made by Litro Gas PLC today (July 02), the company announced.

Accordingly, the current prices of Laugfs domestic LP gas cylinders are as follows :

12.5 kg cylinder – Rs. 3,680
05 kg cylinder – Rs. 1,477

Earlier today, Litro Gas PLC announced their decision to slash gas prices.

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This week’s Cabinet decisions

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57 mins ago

July 2, 2024

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A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (July 01).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

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India provides additional funds for Madhu housing project

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1 hour ago

July 2, 2024

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High Commissioner of India – Mr. Santosh Jha and Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development and Housing – Mr. W.S. Sathyananda signed and exchanged diplomatic letters today (July 02) to formalize modalities related to the Low Cost Transit Housing Construction Project at Madhu Shrine, Mannar, consequent to the decision of Government of India (GOI) to provide an additional grant of around SLR 100 million for the project.

GOI’s total commitment to the project now stands at over SLR 400 million.

Responding to the challenges that arose in the economic landscape of Sri Lanka, GOI had decided to infuse additional funds into nine ongoing grant projects in order to expeditiously complete them, while also minimizing the impact of the significant rise in cost of construction materials on the original scope of the projects.

The Low Cost Transit Housing Construction Project at Madhu Shrine, Mannar, is among the said nine projects.

A total of 96 transit houses shall now be constructed with the GOI grant at Madhu Shrine that could be used by pilgrims visiting the shrine. The project is currently underway and the proposed transit houses are at various stages of construction.