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One thousand plantation sector families over the weekend received keys to newly built houses provided by India. Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay conveyed Pongal greetings in Tamil. Baglay stressed that India would stand with Sri Lanka and continue to work for the development of the Indian origin Tamil community. He noted that the community was […]
By Ifham Nizam A stock of kess than 3.5 million litres of fuel is available at the Kelanitissa Power Plant Complex, and it is sufficient only for two days, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) engineers warn. “The situation is very critical; bigger plants cannot be operated with low fuel intake,” a senior engineer told The Island […]
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said that the economic and democratic cooperation between Sri Lanka and India, both now and in the past, was significant. Addressing the All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC), organised by the Indian Lok Sabha through video technology, the Speaker said: “Parliament of Sri Lanka is the oldest […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita The demands of principals and teachers should be granted before the government re-opens the schools, Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) says. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin told The Island yesterday that the Secretary to the Ministry of Education had said the ministry would use alternative methods to collect GCE AL applications. Usually, it […]
Removal of civilian doctors from Army Hospital By Rathindra Kuruwita The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Executive Committee yesterday appointed a five-member committee to prepare an MoU to be signed between the Ministries of Defence and Health and the GMOA about the working conditions of civilian doctors attached to the Army Hospital, Narahenpita. The GMOA […]