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Employee arrested for breaking into Indian Visa Centre!

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1 month ago

February 22, 2023

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Five suspects, including an employee, were arrested for breaking into the visa center at Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, Thummulla which was attached to the Indian High Commission last evening (21).

They suspects have stolen a laptop, a DVR recorder and a camera.

Police said the arrested employee is a 63-year-old janitor.

The suspect has informed her 54-year-old boyfriend that an amount of Rs.3-4 million is collected daily at the office. Accordingly, the boyfriend has deployed another friend of his to commit the robbery.

This friend had visited the office in the morning of February 14 along with three other suspects in a three-wheeler. Two suspects entered the office through a window while one suspect was on the lookout.

The suspects have been searching for money in the three-storied building but since they could not open the safe, they have stolen the chief officer’s laptop, a DVR recorder and a camera.

Subsequently, the police have looked into about 100 CCTV footage obtained from cameras along the road and arrested one suspect in Kirulapone.

According to the information revealed by him, the police said that the other three suspects and the suspect employee were arrested.

Police found the laptop and the camera from the houses of two suspects, while the DVR recorder was found in a canal in the Kirulapana area.

The suspects are residents of Kirulapone and Wellawatta.

Due to this break-in, the visa center was closed for five days from February 15 and it was reopened on the 20th.

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Visiting Indian delegation holds talks with Power minister

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March 24, 2023

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A discussion had been on Energy sector cooperation & Investments today (24) with the visiting delegation from India led by Secretary of India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas – Mr. Pankaj Jain, at the Ministry of Power and Energy in Colombo.

Taking to Twitter, Sri Lankan minister of Power and Energy said that several topics such as the development of Trincomalee as an energy hub, oil & gas exploration, renewable energy, LNG infrastructure development & supply and solar cooking burners were discussed.

The Indian delegation included the Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas – Ms. Esha Srivastav, IOC Chairman – Mr. S. M. Vaidya, Chairperson of Engineers India Limited – Ms. Vartika Shukla, MD of Petronet LNG Limited – Mr. A.K. Singh, MD of the ONGC Videsh Limited – Mr. Rajarshi Gupta, Director Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited – Mr. Amit Garg.

They were accompanied by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka – Mr. Gopal Baglay, the Deputy High Commissioner – Mr. Vinod. K. Jacob as well as officials of the Indian High Commision.

S. M. Vaidya, Chairman, IOC, Vartika Shukla, Chairperson, Engineers India Limited, A.K. Singh,MD, Petronet LNG Limited, Rajarshi Gupta,MD, ONGC Videsh Limited, Amit Garg, Director Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited & officials of the High Commision. pic.twitter.com/PWZm4PTaK9
— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) March 24, 2023

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Dhananjaya denies claims on refusal to bat at No. 7

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March 24, 2023

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Sri Lankan cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva has refuted claims that he refused to bat at No. 07 position in tomorrow’s ODI match against New Zealand.

Tweeting, he said: “The story circulating in social media saying that I have refused to bat at No. 07 during tomorrow’s game is false, and I wish to state that I am a player who always stands with the team”.

The story circulating in social media saying that I have refused to bat at No. 7 during tomorrow's game is false, and I wish to state that I am a player who always stands with the team.
— Dhananjaya De Silva (@dds75official) March 24, 2023

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Ensure safety of Saliya Peiris – BASL

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March 24, 2023

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In a letter to the Inspector General of Police, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has requested the police take necessary action to ensure the safety of the BASL President – Saliya Pieris.

The letter to the IGP relates to the protest that took place opposite the chamber of Saliya Pieris PC.

view the said protest seriously hinders his right to represent a client, a professional right which has been safeguarded by law,” the BASL said.

“Therefore, we strongly demand that you take action to ensure that Mr. Peiris’s professional duties as an Attorney-at-law, are not hindered and to ensure his safety,” the BASL added.