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First sun-powered airplane completes its world tour

July 26, 2016 by world Leave a Comment

Solar Impulse 2, the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel, landed in the UAE today (26th) completing its epic journey to promote renewable energy.

The plane touched down at 04:05 (0005 GMT) in the capital Abu Dhabi after a more than 48 hour-long flight from Cairo, the final leg in its journey which began on 9th March last year.

Cheers and clapping welcomed the plane as it arrived at Al-Bateen Executive Airport, where it first launched its world tour.

Swiss explorer and project director Bertrand Piccard was in the cockpit during the 2,763 kilometer (1,716 mile) flight from Cairo, crossing the Red Sea, the vast Saudi desert and flying over the Gulf.

The flight capped a remarkable 42,000-kilometre journey across four continents, two oceans and three seas.

 

 

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All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation to HRC against jumbo corridor

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation handed over a complaint to Human Rights Commission today (26th) against constructing an artificial elephant corridor allowing elephants to let loose elephants to villages.

The artificial elephant corridor to be constructed to release elephants to Polpithigama Hakmana reservoir and surrounding villages would allow about 400 elephants to enter villages which would jeopardize live of eh villagers according to the complaint.

The National Organizer of All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation JVP Member of North – Western Provincial Council Namal Karunaratna, representatives of Organization to protect Hakwatunawa Farmland and Attorney at Law Sunil Watagala participated .

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Ask Rajitha to solve our problem say Ayurveda graduates

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

Unemployed Ayurvedic graduates held a protest at Rajagiriya Ayurvedha roundabout today (26th) demanding the government to solve their unemployment issue.

They commenced a protest march from Ayurvedic Roundabout and have moved to opposite the Ministry of Health. Students reading for Ayurvedha medical degree too have joined the protest.

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Maithri – Ranil regime too, like Mahinda regime, avoid us

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

The issue regarding their pension was forwarded to Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for 7 years since 2009 and also to present Maithri – Ranil government but nothing has happened so far say disabled war heroes.

Saying the attention of the authorities should be immediately drawn to the issue the disable soldier s commenced a fast unto death opposite Fort Railway Station yesterday (25th) blocking the road.

However, the protestors have now allowed one lane of the road for vehicles. They have commenced the fast unto death campaign as their attempt to have a discussion with the Prime Minister yesterday failed.

 

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19 disabled people knifed to death by former caretaker

July 26, 2016 by world Leave a Comment

A man armed with a bag full of knives attacked a facility for disabled people in Sagamihara, outside Tokyo killing at least 19 and injuring 26 others before he told police that it was better that disabled people disappear.

The staff at the Tsukui Yamayuri facility in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, called police at about 2.30am local time after the suspect, named by Japanese media as Satoshi Uematsu, launched the attack.

According to emergency workers at least 20 of the wounded had sustained serious injuries. The 26 year old attacker, believed to be a former employee of the facility, had driven to the nearby Tsukui polic station and turned himself in with a bag full of blood stained knives after the attack.

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Weerawansa brother barred from leaving country

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

Sarath Weerawansa, elder brother of Wimal Weerawansa, former minister of Mahinda Rajapaksa government has been barred from leaving the country after he was charged with allegedly misusing a vehicle belonging to the Presidential Secretariat and allegedly misappropriating a sum of Rs 8.4 million. This was when the case was taken up before Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday (25th). The Magistrate also ordered the Controller of the Immigration and Emigration to detain the suspect if he arrives at the BIA to leave the country.

According to FCID during the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime the Presidential Secretariat had rented 12 vehicles from a vehicle rental establishment and handed them over to Mr. Wimal Weerawansa’s NFF. The suspect, who had served as the private secretary of the former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, had proceeded to allegedly use one of those vehicles for his private activities.

The FCID said that the suspect, despite not being a government servant, had allegedly obtained all such benefits from the said Ministry without the approval of the Secretary of the Ministry concerned.The FCID also informed Court that when the suspect had been first summoned to record a statement, the latter had informed the former that as he was indisposed he was unable to be present. When he was summoned a second time he had informed that he had been admitted to the Meegoda Indigenous Medicine Hospital for treatment and when he was summoned for a third time, he had informed the FCID that he was being treated at the Kiribathgoda Government Hospital.

The FCID  told Court that the conduct of the suspect indicated that he was making an attempt to leave the country and requested Court to bar the suspect from leaving the country. The Magistrate then imposed the overseas travel ban on the suspect.

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Ban on KP’s foreign travel further extended

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

The Court of Appeal yesterday further extended the interim order preventing Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP from leaving the country. This was when Court of Appeal took up the writ petition filed by the Information Secretary of the JVP parliamentarian Vijitha Herath who sought an order to institute legal proceedings against KP who was appointed as LTTE leader in 2009.

In his petition, Mr. Herath states there are about 193 serious allegations against KP including arms procurement and money laundering charges.

The Attorney General had earlier informed Court that the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) has commenced a comprehensive investigation against KP under three Acts including the Prevention of Terrorism Act, Penal Code and Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act over his alleged terrorist involvements.

The TID report also stated that they have already recorded statements from several persons on KP’s alleged terrorist involvement. The report further states that the TID was conducting investigations against KP after inspecting several videos downloaded from websites.

Deputy Solicitor General Priyantha Nawana appeared on behalf of the Attorney General. Counsel Sunil Watagala appeared for the petitioner. The Court of Appeal (President) Justice Vijith Malalgoda and Justice S.C.J Madawala heard the petition. The petition will be taken up for support on 25th October.

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Gammanpila too is a party to Ranil – Wimal deal

July 26, 2016 by lanka666 Leave a Comment

He was the person who coordinated Minister Lakshman Kiriella in the passport fraud carried out by Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa says Mr. Udaya Gammanpila. He said this participating in a media conference held in Colombo.

He met Minister Kiriella with Parliamentarian Jayantha Samaraweera in Parliament and Minister Kiriella phoned Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in front of them and transferred Prime Minister’s instructions to the Controller of Immigration and Emigration said Mr. Gammanpila.

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