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Price of 18-Litre TUESDAY 20 JULY 2021 gas cylinder LATEST EDITION fixed at Rs 1150 VOL: 10/157 PRICE : Rs 30.00 BY W. K. PRASAD MANJU In Sports The Cabinet has granted approval for the newly introduced 18-Litre cylinder of domestic Batting in Focus as gas to be sold at Rs 1,150. The Cabinet meeting had been held last Wounded SL Aims evening (19) under the leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential to Level Series Secretariat. Minister of Trade Bandula After a humiliated 7 wicket defeat in the Gunawardena, on this occasion, had presented first ODI, Sri Lanka team led by new skipper the proposal regarding the 18-Litre cylinder of Dasun Shanaka will look to bounce back domestic gas. hard and level series when they take on India Previously, this 18-Litre cylinder of gas had in the second ODI at RPS, Colombo today. been sold at Rs1,395. A16 Premier intervenes Marikkar allowed to read NCM against Gammanpila President BY GAGANI WEERAKOON AND METHMALIE DISSANAYAKE Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (19) requested the Speaker to permit SJB MP S.M. Marikkar to read the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Minister Udaya Gammanpila as he failed to read it at the commencement of the debate. to Seek Story Continued on PAGE 2 MP Tiran Alles questions Second SJB’s motives Is NCM an attempt to derail Gammanpila’s plans for country? BY GAGANI WEERAKOON AND METHMALIE DISSANAYAKE SLPP National List MP Tiran Alles yesterday (19) in Parliament Term questioned whether the SJB was President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (19) gave a attempting to jeopardise Energy conclusive hint that he was prepared to go for a second Minister Udaya Gammanpila’s plans term and would therefore contest the next Presidential for the country’s development,... Poll. “To fulfil my agenda for this country and its people, Story Continued on PAGE 2 not only the next three years but a further five years will be available,” he said. SJB’s No-Faith Motion against Story Continued on PAGE 2 Gammanpila A/L, G5 Scholarship Bonds scam case Ranil proposes Mahendran to be implicating exams pushed back to Nov BY THAMEENAH RAZEEK tried in absentia BY HANSI NANAYAKKARA entire Cabinet The Government yesterday (19) postponed two major BY GAGANI WEERAKOON AND METHMALIE exams based on health experts’ recommendations in The Attorney General’s DISSANAYAKE view of the on-going pandemic. Department yesterday informed The Education Ministry decided to postpone the the three-Judge Bench of the UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday Grade 5 Scholarship and GCE A/L examinations until Colombo High Court, if they were (19), proposed several amendments to the 14 and 15 November, respectively. According to unable to bring down accused No-Confidence Motion (NCM) tabled against Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of Education, the GCE ex-Governor of the Central Bank Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila in A/L Examination, scheduled to take place in October, of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Arjuna Parliament by the SJB. will now take place from 15 November to 10 December... Mahendran to Sri Lanka,... Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 COVID cases increase after travel NCM against Gammanpila curbs eased SL cannot Two SJB MPs Death of Bathiudeen’s maid NHSL’s oxygen escape Delta Court orders requirement doubles to vote against Motion threat BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE telcons to BY W.K. PRASAD MANJU – Prof. Jayasumana The oxygen requirement for Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda release records BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE COVID-19 patients at the National Aluthgamage told Ceylon Today that BY HANSI NANAYAKKARA Hospital Colombo (NHSL) had when voting takes place for the doubled recently, Physician at NHSL, No-Confidence Motion against Minister of The Health Ministry is doing everything it Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Dr. Upul Dissanayake lamented. Energy Udaya Gammanpila this evening can to control a surge of the Delta variant of Jayasuriya, yesterday (19), ordered several Addressing the Media in Colombo, (20), two members of the Samagi Jana COVID-19, State Minister of Production, telecommunication firms to furnish telephone Dr. Dissanayake said yesterday (19) Balawegaya (SJB) are ready to support Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, conversation details pertaining to the spouse the number of COVID-19 patients... the Government to defeat it. Prof. Channa Jayasumana said. of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC)... Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 Story Continued on PAGE 2 A2 TUESDAY 20 JULY 2021 NEWS Software Engineer Found Malwatte Prelate appeals to teachers to call off strike Dead in Thalahena BY KL SURAWEERA-KANDY months, the education of students had suffered due to the closure of BY JAYASINGHE - COLOMBO Police said the victim had resided Police said blood had oozed out Anunayake of the Malwatte Chapter, schools to curb the spread of COVID- in the ninth floor of the housing from a side of the victim’s head while Ven. Dimbulkumbure Wimaladhamma 19 and noted that under such The body of a software engineer, a complex along with his mother and he had also suffered serious injuries Thera said, teachers who conduct circumstances the only remedy was resident of a luxury housing complex sister. According to Police,the to a leg and an arm. online classes for students should online lessons. at Orchid Gardens, Halbarawa, victim’s mother had received a call Police added that they are reconsider their decision to strike and Hence, the Thera urged teachers to Thalahena, was found yesterday on her mobile phone that her son conducting investigations to return to teaching. They should take reconsider their decision to strike and (19), Mulleriyawa Police said. was lying unconscious near a tree at determine if the death had been a into consideration the plight faced by resume online education taking into The deceased had been identified the housing complex and later the murder or a suicide and noted that scores of students with schools being consideration the predicament faced by as a software engineer attached to a victim’s mother and sister had found ongoing inquiries revealed that the shut due to the COVID-19 spread. students who have to sit a number of private firm in Malabe. the corpse. victim had been addicted to drugs. The Thera said that for nearly 24 decisive examinations. GI pipes case, further Demanding promotions and recognition Nurses warn of more TU action proceedings on 1 September BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE within a lesser number of years. Nurses were awarded their Grade II promotion only after 10 BY HANSI NANAYAKKARA filed against Rajapaksa and another suspect Nurses warned they would resume trade union years and to be promoted they had to serve for 20 relating to the purchase of GI Pipes action if the Health Ministry failed to issue the two years. By the time many of them completed 20 years DSG Sudarshana de Silva yesterday amounting to Rs 3.6 million from funds circulars related to their promotions and in service they had either retired or were due to informed Colombo High Court Judge, Namal belonging to the Divi Neguma Development re-awarding of staff grade recognition to the service. retire. The union demanded that the number of Ballalle that discussions were being held by Department and distributed to Local President of the Government Nursing Officers’ years be reduced to five years for Grade II the Attorney General’s Department Government bodies in the lead up to the Association (GNOA), Saman Ratnapriya, said promotions and for Grade I, a period of 12 years, in concerning a request made by lawyers for Presidential Poll six years ago, was taken up. yesterday (19) there was a delay in sanctioning service, Ratnapriya said. the Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa, on Further proceedings were fixed for 1 approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) He said they had written to the Health Secretary the continuation of the case filed against September. The other suspect in the case is and the Ministry of Public Administration for the warning that his outfit would stage further strikes if him pertaining to GI Pipes. ex-Director General of the Divi Neguma two circulars. Fielding questions, he said the Health the Ministry failed to abide by its pledge to the He made this submission when the case Development Department, Amila Ranawaka. Ministry had agreed to give nursing promotions nursing service. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 President... A/L, G5 ... Ranil proposes... ...based on advice by experts, to avoid any The NCM which was presented Gammanpila and all other Ministers The President had reportedly made these comments unfairness on students, given the current health against Gammanpila over the recent in the Cabinet to function as Cabinet during a meeting convened with heads of media conditions. fuel price hike was taken up for Ministers any longer.” institutions held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. He also said that all school principals have been debate yesterday (19) and will In accordance with Standing Order Rajapaksa, who contested the 2019 Presidential Poll, as instructed to give special attention, so that lessons are conclude today (20). According to 43, the MP gave Notice of the a non-partisan candidate, was elected as the country’s conducted with social distancing according to health Party sources, Wickremesinghe had following amendments to the ninth Executive President with an overwhelming majority. guidelines and that Grade 5 Scholarship exam will handed over the amendments to the No-Confidence Motion in The President while striving to fulfil the policies take place on 14 November. NCM in writing to Secretary-General Gammanpila: “In line 37 (of the contained in his election manifesto titled ‘Vistas of Due to the inability to conduct practical tests in of Parliament Dhammika NCM), delete the word ‘Energy’ and Prosperity’ is presently taking great pains to overcome the aesthetic subjects in time, the results of 622,000 Dasanayake, yesterday (19) morning.

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