Tamil officers commissioned as second Lieutenants
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) recently
commissioned 21 Tamil Probationary Officers of the NCC as Second
Lieutenants, with the aim of strengthening the cadet movement in the
Northern area thereby giving equal opportunities to Tamil school
children.
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Suspect arrested in burglary case
Mount Lavinia Police yesterday arrested the
suspect involved in the burglary at the house of SriLankan Airlines
Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe. Wickremasinghe’s residence was
burgled on June 7 and cash and jewellery worth over Rs. 8 million
were stolen.
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Arrested Indian fishermen released
Nine Indian fishermen arrested by the Navy for
straying into Sri Lankan waters on June 20 were freed by courts
yesterday. Kankesanthurai Judicial Magistrate Gajapathy Balan
ordered the release of the fishermen from Akkaraipettai village near
Nagapattinam when they were produced before him, Fisheries Ministry
sources said.
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