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President meets ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Task Force

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A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and members of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Task Force was held today (March 07) at the Presidential Secretariat.

During the discussion, an in-depth review was conducted on the current progress of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative, along with plans for its future implementation. The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Task Force has been entrusted with designing, overseeing and implementing the initiative to uplift society to a higher standard through social, environmental and ethical transformation.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President and Chairman of the Clean Sri Lanka Task Force, along with Mr. G.M.R.D. Aponsu, Secretary and Convener of the task force and Senior Additional Secretary to the President. Also present were Major General Lasantha Rodrigo, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Acting Inspector General of Police, Senior Deputy Inspector General Priyantha Weerasooriya, also participated in the discussion.

In addition, senior officials from the Presidential Secretariat, including Senior Additional Secretaries Mr. Kapila Janaka Bandara and Mr. Roshan Gamage, as well as representatives of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ program, were present at the meeting.

(President’s Media Division)

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Kahawatta murder : 2 suspects remanded

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Two individuals arrested yesterday (July 16) over the abduction and murder of a youth in Kahawatta have been remanded until July 28.

They were remanded after being produced before the Pelmadulla Magistrate’s Court.

Four suspects were arrested in this regard yesterday and the Homagama Magistrate had granted permission to police to detain two suspects for 07 days for questioning while remanding the remaining 02 suspects until they were produced before the Pelmadulla courts today.

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Newborn found abandoned in paddy field in Paragahadeniya

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A newborn has been found abandoned in a paddy field in Paragahadeniya, Mawathagama earlier today (July 17), police stated.

A local resident passing through the paddy field had noticed the newborn lying under a tree in the field and subsequently informed the Mawathagama Police.

The baby was subsequently admitted to the Mawathagama Divisional Hospital.

A doctor who examined the infant had stated that the baby appeared to be one or two days old and following initial examinations, the baby was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

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SC annuls injunction over compulsory retirement age of nurses

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The Supreme Court today invalidated the interim injunction previously issued by the Court of Appeal preventing the enforcement of the former government’s decision to compulsorily retire nurses in four grades at the age of 60.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also issued another order to the Court of Appeal to re-examine the petition filed before the court regarding this matter. 

The Supreme Court issued this order when an appeal filed by the Attorney General, seeking to declare the relevant interim injunction issued by the Appellate Court as unlawful and invalid, was taken up for hearing today.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Yasantha Kodagoda, Janak de Silva and A. H.M.D. Nawaz issued the order.

During the previous government, the Cabinet of Ministers had taken a decision to make government employees compulsorily retire at the age of 60 years.

The Court of Appeal, which heard writ petitions filed by the Public Service United Nurses’ Association and its President, Venerable Murutthettuwe Ananda Thero, had issued this interim injunction, preventing the implementation of the relevant decision.

The Attorney General had later filed an appeal petition in the Supreme Court, stating that the manner in which this interim injunction was issued is contrary to the law and that the Court of Appeal does not have the power to issue such an order.

After hearing the petition, the three-judge Supreme Court bench issued this order nullifying the interim injunction.

(adaderana.lk)

(This story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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