Bandaranaike College closed indefinitely
By Faizer Shaheid-March 4, 2014
Bandaranaike College, Gampaha, was closed indefinitely yesterday, following an unruly protest by students against the principal.
An official at the school who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that students in the GCE Advanced Level classes had launched the protest against certain actions of the Principal, D.M.L.P. Dissanayake. The students had begun pounding the walls and had turned extremely violent. "It was a daunting task to send the students out of the school's gates as they began to turn more abusive," he said.
According to the police, the incident had taken place at 7:40 in the morning, and around 150 students had participated in the protest.
They had broken down a door, damaged desks and chairs, and had created a major disturbance in the area, but a complaint had not been lodged with the police with regard to the incident, the police added.
The students had been deeply concerned about the actions of the principal, the official said. The students had demanded that the principal be removed on the grounds that he was involved in corrupt practices. A similar situation had arisen last week for the same reasons, sources further said.
Grenade attack on traffic cops fail
By Zahrah Imtiaz- March 4, 2014
Two traffic police officers who were on duty in the Maniraasa-kulam area on Kinniya Road, Kantale on Sunday (2) night, were attacked with a grenade which did not explode.
Police said that the pin on the grenade had not been broken when it was lobbed at the two policemen.
The officers are attached to the Waan-ela Police, and were ambushed by a group of people.
No one had been arrested in relation to the incident todate. Police assume that the attack would have been motivated by those who were prosecuted for traffic violations in the area.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Waan-ela Police.
By Faizer Shaheid-March 4, 2014Bandaranaike College, Gampaha, was closed indefinitely yesterday, following an unruly protest by students against the principal.
An official at the school who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that students in the GCE Advanced Level classes had launched the protest against certain actions of the Principal, D.M.L.P. Dissanayake. The students had begun pounding the walls and had turned extremely violent. "It was a daunting task to send the students out of the school's gates as they began to turn more abusive," he said.
According to the police, the incident had taken place at 7:40 in the morning, and around 150 students had participated in the protest.
They had broken down a door, damaged desks and chairs, and had created a major disturbance in the area, but a complaint had not been lodged with the police with regard to the incident, the police added.
The students had been deeply concerned about the actions of the principal, the official said. The students had demanded that the principal be removed on the grounds that he was involved in corrupt practices. A similar situation had arisen last week for the same reasons, sources further said.
Grenade attack on traffic cops fail
By Zahrah Imtiaz- March 4, 2014Two traffic police officers who were on duty in the Maniraasa-kulam area on Kinniya Road, Kantale on Sunday (2) night, were attacked with a grenade which did not explode.
Police said that the pin on the grenade had not been broken when it was lobbed at the two policemen.
The officers are attached to the Waan-ela Police, and were ambushed by a group of people.
No one had been arrested in relation to the incident todate. Police assume that the attack would have been motivated by those who were prosecuted for traffic violations in the area.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Waan-ela Police.
