Thirty-one schools closed for CHOGM Colombo

Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013 Thirty-one schools in Colombo will be closed from November 06-19, due to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which will be held in Sri Lanka.   List of Schools to be closed :  1. Mahanama College – Colombo 03 2. Sir Baron Jayathilaka Vidyalaya – Maligawatta 3. Rajasinghe Vidyalaya – Maligawatta 4. Asoka College – Maradana 5. Ananda College – Maradana 6. Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya - Maradana 7. Sangaraja Vidyalaya – Maradana 8. Holy Rosary Sinhala Vidyalaya – Slave Island 9. Holy Rosary Tamil Vidyalaya – Slave Island 10. T.B. Jayah Zahira College - Slave Island 11. Al Iqbal Vidyalaya – Slave Island 12. Mihindu Vidyalaya – Keselwatta 13. Al Hikma Vidyalaya – Keselwatta 14. Kotahena Central College – Kotahena 15. St. Paul's balika Vidyalaya – Bambalapitiya 16. Hindu College – Bambalapitiya 17. Vishaka Vidyalaya – Colombo 5 18. Isipathana College – Colombo 5 19. C.W.W. Kannangara College – Colombo 8 20. Susumayawardana College – Colombo 8 21. Royal College – Colombo 7 22. D.S. Senanayake College – Colombo 7 23. Thurston College – Colombo 3 24. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya - Colombo 7 25. Ananda Balika Vidyalaya – Maradana 26. Gothami balika Vidyalaya – Maradana 27. Nalanda Maha Vidyalaya – Borella 28. Maha Bodi Vidyalaya – Colombo 2 29. Saribudda Vidyalaya – Colombo 2 30. Al-Hidaya Maha Vidyalaya - Colombo 10 31. E.A. Gunasinghe Vidyalaya – Colombo 12

Wadduwa OIC under investigation

WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 

A special inquiry is being carried out against the Wadduwa Police OIC for allegedly taking sides when investigating a complaint.

Meanwhile a tense situation prevailed in a hotel in Wadduwa when two groups of shareholders had an augment over shares.

A police team was stationed in the hotel to prevent a possible clash.