(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two petitions have been presented to the Supreme Court (SC) against the Leave Amendment Bill, which the Government has tabled in Parliament with the intention of banning tuition classes on Sundays and Poya Days. The petitioners seek a court order declaring that several clauses in the Bill violate the Constitution.The former President of All…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekera has lodged a complaint with the police against Attorney at Law Manoj Gamage. The complaint has been lodged over a case of the lawyer threatening the SSP at a media conference, stated the Police Media Spokesperson. [alert…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The revision application filed before the Colombo High Court against the Colombo chief magistrate’s order granting bail to IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando is scheduled to be considered on August 1st. When the revision application was taken up before the Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi today (23), the respondents…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Attorney General today filed indictments at Colombo High Court against former Magistrate Thilina Gamage and three others over illegally keeping an elephant calf. [alert color=”faebcc” icon=”fa-commenting”]Keeping up to date with breaking news while you are on the move is now simple with UTV Alerts [textmarker color=”8a6d3b”]Type REG UTV and send to…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Colombo High Court today issued an interim order against the granting of bail to IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. The Attorney General filed a revision application before the High Court against the magistrate’s court order granting bail to the suspects, who were arrested for…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The hearing of the case filed against Chief-of-Defence-Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been postponed to the 9th of October. The order was issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake. The Magistrate also ordered to suspend the travel ban imposed on Ravindra Wijegunaratne until the 9th of October. The Admiral is facing charges over…
(UTv|COLOMBO) -A five member bench of the Court of Appeal will deliver its verdict on the hearing of the petition filed by journalist Malinda Seneviratne against the President’s decision to reinstate the death penalty, today. The petition was last taken up for consideration on the 5th of July. The bench is due to deliver the…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Petitions filed against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara sent on compulsory leave, taken up before a Seven Judge bench, reports. [alert color=”faebcc” icon=”fa-commenting”]Keeping up to date with breaking news while you are on the move is now simple with UTV Alerts [textmarker color=”8a6d3b”]Type…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UK foreign secretary has continued to warn China not to “repress” violent protesters in Hong Kong. A group of activists occupied Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday over a controversial extradition bill. It comes after China warned the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs” and labelled the UK “hypocritical”. Mr Hunt repeated his warning…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Angelo Mathews who last bowled in an ODI nearly two years ago provided the golden arm for Sri Lanka when he surprisingly put himself onto bowl and took the crucial wicket of Nicholas Pooran to turn the scales and bring his country an exciting 23-run win over West Indies in a World Cup match…
