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UGC to be replaced by NHEDC

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11 months ago

June 6, 2024

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Higher Education State Minister Dr. Suren Raghavan told Parliament yesterday that the ‘National Higher Education Development Commission’(NHEDC) will be established to replace the current University Grants Commission (UGC) aiming to broaden its scope further.

The State Minister also stated that the legal proceedings for that are currently underway and a national dialogue out of politics is needed to formulate a national education policy.

He said this while joining the debate on education.

Nearly 12,700 university non-academic staff representing 18 trade unions are currently engaged in a strike demanding a 25 percent salary increase.We are trapped in politicisation. Both education and higher education should be defined nationally and steps should be taken to make an economic transformation through this.

Digitisation has spread to all fields.Digitisation is necessary in education reforms.It is also impossible to think about artificial intelligence without this.

Seventeen universities have been closed due to the strike of non-academic employees.This problem has been raised because of a salary anomaly that happened in 2016. Around Rs.6.8 billion is needed to rectify this anomaly.If a solution is provided in the next two or three days, this strike will be ended and non-academic employees will report to the service.I think we will be able to end this strike by next week.

(dailynews.lk)

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Batalanda commission report handed over to the AG

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6 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme” which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been handed over to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

The report, originally compiled over 25 years ago, was tabled in Parliament recently. The Government has taken a decision to take necessary action and as a result, actions have been initiated to hand over the report to the Attorney General’s Department today (29).

(President’s Media Division)

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Ex-SLTB Vice Chairman granted bail

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6 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The former Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), L.A. Wimalaratne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (April 29), has been released on bail.

He was arrested in connection with an investigation into a house in Kataragama, allegedly linked to the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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Franchise agreements of Colombo Strikers & Jaffna Kings terminated

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6 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) – the IPG Group, has officially announced that the franchise partnerships of the ‘Colombo Strikers’ and ‘Jaffna Kings’ have been terminated.

According to a statement issued today (April 28), the terminations were made due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill contractual obligations outlined in their agreements with the IPG Group, which were established at the commencement of their participation in the league.

Accordingly, the forthcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League will feature franchises representing Colombo and Jaffna under new ownership, the statement notes.

As the event rights holder, the IPG Group retains the exclusive rights over the LPL franchise teams and, accordingly, is vested with the authority to transfer and/or assign the ownership rights of the said franchises to interested parties.

Sri Lanka Cricket and The IPG Group remain committed to upholding the integrity, standards, and success of the Lanka Premier League and look forward to an exciting upcoming season with renewed participation.