Construction of 50, 000 housing units for estate workers was inaugurated at a function held at the Delkin Estate in Baduraliya on Tuesday (23rd September). These houses are being constructed under a concept of  President Mahinda Rajapaksa to provide shelter to the homeless. The inauguration of the estate housing development programme was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Plantation and Industries by the Urban Development Authority.  Mahinda Samarasinghe Minister of Plantation and Industries graced the occasion as the Chef Guest.

Sri Lanka Under 19 Team members were presented with their Official Caps by former Sri Lanka World Cup winning Captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

Suspected ISI operatives Arun Selvarajan, Sakir Hussain, Sivabalan, Mohammad Salim and Rafiq were on Thursday produced before a Poonamallee special court which extended their custody and remanded them in Puzhal prison.

The continuing application of capital punishment is a “primitive” practice which has no place in the 21st century, United Nations officials declared on Sept.25, as they pressed global leaders to set course towards abolishing the death penalty and advancing a more progressive judicial agenda in their respective States.