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Govt. has no intention to grab any private land in North, says SLFP MP Raghavan
By Dinasena Ratugamage
The government has no intention of forcibly acquiring any private land in the Northern Province, SLFP MP Dr. Suren Raghavan said, on Saturday, commenting on transferring documents from the Jaffna Office of the Land Reform Commission to Anuradhapura.
This was done so that the Commissioner General of Lands could examine the documents, Dr. Raghavan said.
He made the statement answering a question posed by a journalist in Vavuniya.
Dr. Raghavan was recently appointed the SLFP leader of the Vanni District.
“I was the Governor of the Northern Province for a short time. During that time over 10,000 acres of private lands were returned to their rightful owners. I will always stand by the Tamil people.”
Dr. Raghavan said that a lot more is needed to be done to boost the economy of the Northern Province. Many areas, especially in Mannar, were lagging behind the other parts of the country, he said.
The Sri Lanka Navy successfully rescued 38 individuals who were stranded on a grounded trawler at the entrance of Delft Jetty this morning (07th June 2023).
The timely intervention of the Navy prevented a significant loss of life and property. Had the trawler sunk at the entrance of Delft Jetty, it would have posed significant challenges to the island’s administrative operations and transportation.
Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumed duties as Director General Civil Engineering at the Office of Director General Civil Engineering at Navy Headquarters on 06th June 2023.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with Governing and Opposition Members of Parliament held at the Parliament Complex, announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.
Previously, private companies had been responsible for creating such applications for government organizations and the President emphasized the need for a dedicated agency to carry out this task in the future.
Navy rescues 38 persons stranded on grounded trawler at entrance of Delft Jetty
Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumes duties as Director General Civil Engineering of Navy
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