Underage girl working as domestic aide found dead!

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2 years ago

July 28, 2023

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The Jaffna Police have launched an investigation into the death of a 17-year-old girl who was working as a domestic aide at a house for a salary of Rs.25,000.

Northern Province Governor P. S. M. Charles has informed the senior police officers of Jaffna to immediately conduct an investigation into the incident and arrest the perpetrators.

A 17-year-old girl named Ketheeswaran Dharmika, a resident of Mudaliar Kovil Adi, Vaddukoddai in Jaffna, has been sent to work as a domestic aide at a house in Jaffna by her mother due to poverty.

Although the employer had offered to pay her Rs.25,000 per month, she had only been given Rs.5,000.

The employer, who prohibited the mother from visiting the child, had given the opportunity to talk to the mother only for three minutes a month.

The employer had eventually prohibited the child from speaking to the mother after about four months and had not paid the wages as well.

After a while, the mother received a message that the girl had passed away. The mother told the Jaffna Police that she had suspicions about the death.

Premakumar Namasivayam, the Judicial Medical Officer of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, gave an open verdict regarding the death and sent the samples to the government analyst for further examination.

The Jaffna Police are investigating the incident.

Internal disputes delay LG member lists

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7 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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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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7 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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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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8 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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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.