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Technical Consultative Committee members given appointment letters

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2 years ago

April 12, 2023

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The newly appointed members of the Technical Consultative Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket were given their appointment letters by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe at the Ministry yesterday (11).

Speaking at the occasion, Minister Ranasinghe said that he will not hesitate to take bold and correct decisions at the right time for the betterment of sport.

In order to resolve issues in Cricket, a Technical Consultative Committee was appointed in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the third paragraph of the Sri Lanka Cricket Constitution as amended on 8th January 2020 and under Section 41 of the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973 which should be read with Section 39(03).

Members of the committee:

1. Sanath Jayasuriya (Chairman)
2. Farveez Maharoof (Member)
3. Kapila Wijegunawardene (Member)
4. Charith Senanayake (Member)
5. Asantha de Mel (Member)

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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8 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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8 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.