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The Island Home News Page Three Thursday 27th November, 2008 3 Private tuition master under investigation Question papers for final term tests leaked Minister of Education that was similar to the one and send CDs to the provin- of the Ministries. Susil Premajayantha in a prepared by the Education cial Education authorities of He said there should be a special statement in Ministry before the term all 9 provinces. The confiden- short, medium and long term Parliament yesterday (26) said tests. Immediate disciplinary tiality of the question papers policy on agriculture and irri- the question papers for term action was instituted against was to be ensured and the gation. Our country that was tests in schools had been pre- officers suspected of having standard maintained and it enriched by the teachings of pared by the Provincial leaked the paper to the private was expected they would the Buddha had developed Education authorities during agriculture and irrigation to the past years but a number of very high levels. Though complaints about the weak- there may be different con- nesses and inaccuracies of cepts of economic and agri- some questions had been cultural development it was raised in the media and in the UNP leader D. S. Parliament by a number of Senanayake who revived members. In Parliament (Wednesday) agriculture in the North Therefore the Education Central and Eastern Ministry decided to rectify by Wijitha Nakkavita and provinces after they were Susil these errors and strengthen Lakshmi de Silva neglected for many centuries. the process of holding term He said it was during the tests in a pilot project imple- tutor and a police investiga- cooperate in ensuring the con- UNP government of 1977 that mented in two provinces first tion was conducted. Action fidentiality of the question the concept of developing dif- and four more provinces dur- was being taken by the papers in the interest of our ferent crops in different areas ing the current year for Seeduwa police to take legal student population, he said. and export agriculture vil- grades 6 to 11. Steps were action against those responsi- Opening the committee lages began. Therefore it was taken to ensure the confiden- ble, the Minister noted. stage debate on the votes of salutary that similar policies tiality of the question papers. There were about 1.3 mil- the Ministries of Irrigation, were being followed but if the However, a complaint was lion school children of grade Agriculture and Lands UNP government does not succeed received from the Bolawalana 6-11 who will sit the term tests Kurunegala District member in achieving self sufficiency area in Negombo that a pri- and the Ministry has taken Gamini Jayawickrema in food it will have to face vate tuition master had given steps to prepare the question Perera proposed a token cut serious consequences. his pupils a question paper papers for the final term test of Rs. 10 on the votes of each Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and a former Health Minister Renuka Herath at Tuesday’s opening of new complex at Nawaloka Hospital. Pic Kamal Bogoda 43% women The Last Time I Saw Richard on BBC Radio4 on Nov 28 The Last Time I Saw sion newscaster would include Adamally, Hiran Abeysekera act Nishanatha Richard, BBC drama on slain Testimonials of Rajiv Wijesinha in the production. Dahanayaka, sexually harassed journalist Richrad de Zoysa will and Steve de la Zilwa. The drama also includes Prasanna Liyanage, be aired on BBC Radio4 on Jehan Aloyius, Wassam Testimonies by Ranmali Paikiasothy November 28. Ismael, Tracy Hoisinger, Sean Mirchandani, Kumar Saravanamuttu, He was abducted and killed Amarasekera, Nigul da Silva, Mirchandani, Ena de Silva Neluka Silva, Maria in buses, trains in February, 1990. The radio play Rohan Ponniah, Ruvin da Silva, Aluwihare, Jean Arasanayagam, De Almeida, Peter based on the life and death of the Delon Weerasinghe, Subha Ruvanthi Sivapragasam, De Almeida and By Piyalal Sirisena that 30% of 5000 women 32-year-old journalist and televi- Wijesiriwardena, Mahomed Sunethra Bandaranaike, Kollu, Richard Simon. Richrad de Forty three percent of participants in the survey Zoysa women commuters are vic- said they believed that the tims of sexual harassment law is not enforced against in public transport an the culprits. islandwide survey has The chairman said that Probe on CPC sought revealed, Chairman of the the Commission expects to Human Rights expand its legal aid servic- Commission of Sri Lanka, es in future by increasing S. S. Wijerathne said at a the number of Legal Aid SC moved against Asantha de Mel press conference in centers in the country. The Colombo yesterday. Legal Aid Commission has by Chitra Weerarathne Though Sri Lanka has 48 branches countrywide tender to import LPG cylin- holding the post of direct the Bribery Commissioner secured 12th place for and it is planned to have a The Chairman of the Gas Auto ders and a filling plant. He Chairman/ Managing to investigate these activities of maintaining minimum branch of the Legal Aid Works Private Limited W. K. H. suspected that, the CPC was Director CPC, and further the CPC, in relation to the gender discrimination out Commission in every Wegapitiya has petitioned the planning to allow a third to suspend the CPC from Hedging agreement. The CPC had of 192 countries the sexual court complex, he said. Supreme Court over a recent deci- party to import 12,000 cylin- paying any Bank in respect not taken into consideration any harassments in society has Retired Judge Hector sion of the Ceylon Petroleum ders and a filling plant. of the Hedging decrease in the price of Petroleum not decreased despite the Yapa said the lack of legal Corporation to enter into the The Government of Sri Agreements. The petition- Products in the World Market recent legal reforms to knowledge in our society Liquid Petroleum Gas Lanka, still holds 49% of de Mel er had also requested the when making the Hedging agree- protect women against has made many of citizens Downstream Business. shares in the Shell Gas Court to direct the Finance ment. Only increases had been such harassments, he said. inactive in protecting He said that the CPC already Lanka Limited, which has the Ministry and the Auditor General considered, the petition said. The The press conference their rights. Though there supplies the Laugfs Gas Private majority of the market, in LP gas to inquire into the questionable petitioner requested Court to sus- was held to mark the is a presumption that Limited, of which he is the major- business. purported hedging agreements for pend the agreement till final International Day for everyone should know the ity shareholder. In October 2008, The petition requested Court the LPG Downstream Business. determination of this petition. Preventing Violence law of the country, legal the CPC had decided to call for a to suspend Asantha de Mel from He also requested the Court to Against Women. education has not become Inaction on the part of a part of the school cur- the authorities, and the riculum, he said. He lack of knowledge of legal emphasized that law provisions has led to should be made a subject CPC Budget increase abuse of women in schools and that would in public transportation. help resolve many of pres- The research has revealed ent social issues. passed by Cyril Wimalasurendre Kandy – The Central Provincial Council Budget for 2009 was passed by a majority of 23 votes, 30 voting for and 07 against. The 07 were Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna mem- Health Minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva and Media Minister, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena were chief guests bers who staged a walk-out at the at the ‘Media Awareness Programme on Mental Health Related Issues,’ organized by the Sri Lanka College time the Budget was presented by of Psychiatrists at the Galle Face Hotel. President of SLCPs, Dr. Jayan Mendis Centre talks to Dr. Ranil the Chief Minister Sarath Abeyasinghe and Dr. Harischandra Gambheera during the programme. Ekanayaka but-joined the debate at the second reading on November 24 and 25. The vote was taken on November Army moves into outskirts of Kilinochchi-Keheliya 25 (Tuesday). The United National Party (UNP) by Harischandra Tigers were besieged on three particular area as of the opposition led by Wasantha Gunaratna fronts. The troops are now thrust- human shields he Aluvihare refrained from voting. ing in to the LTTE territory from said. However, the UNP dissident Defence spokesman and Adampan, 5km west of Meanwhile Nandimithra Ekanayake and the Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Kilinochchi town, there was fierce Pudumuriruppukulam, 5km fighting in JVP dissident Nimal Piyatissa who yesterday said that the troops south west of Kilinochchi town Kumalamunai, joined the Wimal Weerawanse led have moved into the outskirts of Kilinochchi and the heartland of and Murukkandy which is north west of Nayaru The 1st interim raffle draw of the Bank of Ceylon Super Jathika Nidahas Peramuna voted of Kokavil on the southern flank, lagoon in the with the ruling People’s Aliance the Tiger bastion. Deposits to mark the 69th anniversary was recently held at Rambukwella was addressing a distance of around 1-2 km from Keheliya Mullaitivu front (PA). BOC Head Office and winner of a Maruti Car was Mrs. the weekly defence briefing. town. and the Tigers have Kalaimagal Anandakumar an account holder of BOC Jaffna A. M. Naeemullah and S. M. M. Military spokesman Brigadier “The LTTE had been forcibly suffered heavy casualties he said. Super Grade Branch residing at Bandarawela. In the picture Marjan of the SLMC, Sarath Udaya Nanayakkara said that restricting the movement of civil- Three Tiger cadres were yes- Mrs. Kalaimagal Anandakumar is receiving the key of win- Wijesinghe of the JVP and G.

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