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Hartal in support of Saravanaraja

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A hartal has been called today (20) in the Northern and Eastern Provinces demanding that an investigation be conducted regarding the death threats said to have been received by Mullaitivu District Judge T. Saravanaraja.

Another purpose of this hartal is to prevent the construction of new Buddhist temples in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and to prevent the transfer of land used by Tamil farmers in Mylathamadu, Batticaloa to Sinhalese.

Seven Tamil political parties have launched this hartal campaign by issuing a joint statement.

The Northern Provincial Traders Association has also supported this hartal by closing down all the shops.

The Magistrates have reported to work but the lawyers have refrained from service.

However, the public sector institutions and school activities have not been disrupted.

Only the traders associations and private bus owners’ associations have directly supported the hartal.

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Internal disputes delay LG member lists

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Due to various issues that have arisen within many political parties during the selection of members for LG bodies, submission of name lists to the Election Commission (EC) are being delayed, reports say.

As a result, the establishment of LG bodies is expected to be delayed further.

In this backdrop, the EC has instructed all political parties and independent groups to submit their name lists within a week.

The gazette on the newly appointed members will follow only after the EC receives all lists.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Ministry cancels Br. Charles’ program at Padeniya temple

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The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has issued a letter over a program organized by Br. Charles Thomas.

The relevant program is scheduled to be held today (May 17) at the historic Padeniya temple and is allegedly scheduled to be held in a manner that is harmful to Buddhism.

The letter notes that the Deputy Minister has taken steps to cancel the program following complaints from various parties, citing strong displeasure expressed by the local Buddhist community.

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Applications open for A/L Vocational stream

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The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has announced that applications are now open for admissions for Grade 12 students for the Advanced Level (A/L) Vocational stream subjects.

According to the Ministry, the vocational stream will be offered in 608 schools starting this year.

The Ministry further clarified that students who have not passed the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will still be eligible to apply, as O/L results will not be a determining factor for admission to this stream.

For this, students need to submit an application to the principal of the school they wish to enroll in.

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