The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says that several areas in Colombo will face a suspension of water supply this weekend.

The areas of Colombo 11 – 14 will face a water cut from 6.00pm on Sep. 24 (Saturday) – 6.00 am on Sep. 25 (Sunday) due to essential maintenance work.

The Department of Buddhist Affairs has sealed all tills at the Navagamuwa Sri Sugathabimbarama Purana Viharaya and the historic Paththini Devalaya following complaints filed regarding misappropriation of funds.

The Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs has confirmed that it was sealed as per the instructions of the Auditor General.

The Department of Buddhist Affairs the Auditor General has been receiving complaints that donations, including gold given by devotees as offerings have been unlisted for some time now and have been fraudulently sold instead.

The Colombo District Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the implementation of a letter issued by the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), former President Maithripala Sirisena to Dayasiri Jayasekara, who was recently ousted as the party’s General Secretary.

The injunction order was issued by Colombo District Judge Sandun Vithana this morning (21), after considering a complaint filed by Dayasiri Jayasekara.

There, the attorneys who appeared on behalf of the former SLFP general secretary told the court that the party’s chairman Maithripala Sirisena had directed a letter on Monday (Sept. 18), which mentioned that a disciplinary inquiry would be conducted against Jayasekara and asking him for excuses.

However, Jayasekara mentioned that, pursuant to the SLFP’s constitution, the party chairman has no authority to issue such letter asking for excuses.

The Colombo District Judge, who considered all submissions presented, issued this injunction to be in effect until October 05, 2023.

(adaderana.lk)