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MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam granted bail (Update)

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Parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, who was arrested earlier today, for obstructing duties of Police officers have been released on bail.

He was released on bail after being produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court.

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MP Gajendrakumar arrested!

Member of Parliament Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has been arrested at his residence in Colombo today (7).

The MP was arrested by the officers of the Maradankeni and Jayapuram Police.

The arrest was made over the incident of verbally abusing police officers during a function held near an examination centre in Vadamarachchi.

The Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued an overseas travel ban on the MP over the incident.

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.

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Night mail trains cancelled as station masters strike

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Railway Station Masters have decided to launch a token strike from midnight today (May 16), resulting in all night mail trains being cancelled.

The one-day token strike is to be launched by the Railway Station Masters’ Union based on several demands.

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