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INS Sahyadri arrives at Colombo Port

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The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri arrived at the Port of Colombo yesterday (April 04) on a formal visit and was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.

The visit coincides with the official visit of the Indian PM – Narendra Modi.

INS Sahyadri is a 143m long Frigate manned by a crew of 320 and the ship is commanded by Captain Rajat Kumar.

During their visit, the crew of INS Sahyadri will participate in events hosted by the Sri Lanka Navy, aimed to strengthen bilateral ties and visit several tourist hotspots across the country.

Concluding the visit, INS Sahyadri is scheduled to set sail from Colombo on 07 Apr.

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Prasanna Ranaweera’s writ petition rejected

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The Court of Appeal has dismissed a writ petition filed by former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with a case against the alleged illegal acquisition of state land under the jurisdiction of the Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat.

The order was issued by a bench comprising the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mohammed Laffar Tahir and Justice Priyantha Fernando.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva and several others are currently in remand custody, as ordered by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court, in connection with the same incident.

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CBK files a complaint to EC

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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has submitted a written complaint to the Chairman of the Election Commission – R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, alleging the unauthorized use of her name and photograph in election campaigning.

In her letter, she claims that UPFA candidates in the Attanagalla electorate are distributing handouts with her photograph without her consent, alongside those of Lasantha Alagiwanna and Sarana Gunawardena,

She also mentioned that she had previously instructed all candidates not to use her name or photograph in any form.

As this constitutes a violation of election laws, she has requested to immediately halt these activities.

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03 ex-ministers to face legal action soon – President

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated that legal action will soon be taken against 03 former ministers accused of using vehicles without proper registration.

He made this statement while addressing a public meeting held in Beruwala.

“No village would even drive a motorbike on the roads without registering it. But there was a time when ministers of this country had imported vehicles even when it was forbidden to do so. They use those vehicles without licenses and with fake number plates. They think that the law does not apply to them,” he said.

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