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PNF tells govt. to get its act together
The Professionals National Front (PNF) on Thursday said that the government should have formulated a proper policy before deciding to ban agrochemicals.
PNF Secretary, Engineer Kapila Perera said that a number of individuals, including PNF member and Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) President, Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya, had urged the government to promote organic agriculture.
“Dr. Padeniya, as a medical professional, supports food produced organically. He also supports decreasing the use of agrochemicals. However, if the government wants to implement something as a policy, it must come up with a proper plan. It must not launch an important initiative and then say they went ahead because someone said so,” he said.
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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Power for the preparation of a draft bill to amend the Electricity Act, based on the recommendations in the final report prepared by the specialist committee appointed to propose amendments to the Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024.
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Cabinet nod to establish a regional office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Jaffna
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to establish a regional office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration within the Jaffna District Secretariat premises this month.
The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 200,000 each after they were found guilty of corruption charges.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery Or Corruption (CIABOC) had filed the case alleging that the former Chief Minister had illegally obtained Rs. 2,080,500 as fuel allowances during his tenure.
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