Constitutional Council clears Deshabandu Tennakoon’s appointment as Acting IGP
The Constitutional Council today (01) approved the appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
The Constitutional Council today (01) approved the appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has questioned the future functions of COPE which remains suspended by the speaker.
Pastor Jerome Fernando was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago, police confirmed.
State Minister Diana Gamage, SJB MPs Rohana Bandara and Sujith Sanjaya Perera are to be suspended from Parliament for a month for brawling near the MPs' library.
A suspect being held in the cell of Batticaloa police has died after being beaten by fellow prisoners.
Veteran actress Leena De Silva has passed away at the age of 87, family sources said.
More than half the Sri Lankan population, or 53 per cent, believes local political forces were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019, according to a survey commissioned in October by syndicated surveys.
Deshabandu Tennakoon’s appointment by the president as the acting police chief has been sent to the Constitutional Council, which is to meet and take a decision.
The petition brought forth against former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe over alleged contempt of court has been fixed for hearing on 03 January, 2024.
Zonal archaeology officers in an on-site inspection said there was no physical damage to the historical Avukana Buddha statue or the surrounding archaeological items due to the dressing of the historic Statue with a saffron robe last full moon day.