“You and your loose tongue have set the entire India on fire!” BY S VENKAT NARAYAN –Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court of India on Friday rebuked Nupur Sharma, the spokeswoman of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for making controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that have led to anger in the Muslim community in […]
By Lynn Ockersz Ignoring aching hearts and limbs, And unmindful of days passing, The men slumped in their Tuk-Tuks, Continue their lonesome vigil, In queues snaking into the distance, For those never-coming cans of fuel, Promised by smooth-talking Sires, That could help fetch a few more coppers, And delay the onset of starvation, But thanks […]
House watchdog committees ascertain culpability of FM, Monetary Board By Shamindra Ferdinando The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), inquiring into financial meltdown recently, called several former and serving officials to ascertain their culpability as well as that of the institutions they served for the developing crisis. Among them were former Governors of the Central Bank […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) recently dealt with the relevance of political stability for national security. Dr. Prathibha Mahanamahewa, and Director/CEO Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Training Institute Malinda Seneviratne, a former colleague of ours at The Island editorial, addressed the issues at hand. Acting Director General of the INSS Rear Admiral […]
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association Chairman Gemunu Wijeratne yesterday said that private bus operations countrywide would come to a halt with effect from today (06) owing to the current fuel shortage. Wijeratne said that the new school term was scheduled to commence today but his association members would not be able […]