Some of the students who wrote the scholarship came out of the examination halls with tears in their eyes
The Grade Five Scholarship Examination for the year 2021, which was postponed on several occasions due to the covid epidemic, was held yesterday (22). The Grade 5 scholarship examination, which is scheduled to be held as usual in August each year, had to be postponed due to the covid epidemic. Accordingly, children in some areas who faced the scholarship examination today had come out of the examination halls crying. The students said that the first question paper of the examination centre held at Vijaya College in the Welimada Education Zone was not given to the students on time but was collected on time. As a result, the children had come out of the examination halls crying because they did not have enough time to answer the exam. Some children said that they had snatched the question paper while writing the answers. Some of the children also said that they were scolded at the request of sketch papers. Due to this the parents engaged in a protest by crossing the Welimada-Badulla main road demanding justice. Parents allege that this injustice has happened to about 150 children. Although the parents had tried to meet Welimada Zonal Director Rohitha Amaradasa to discuss the incident, they could not find a way out, our correspondent said.
The latest form of theft and robbery
Yakkala Police have arrested a man and a woman for stealing property including Pinketa at religious places. The suspects were arrested in the Balummahara area in Yakkala and investigations have revealed that they were involved in several such robberies at religious places in the Yakkala and Ganemulla areas. Police seized the stolen property including brass lamps and a stock of cash. The arrested suspects are residents of Ragama and Imbulgoda areas and are to be produced before the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court, police said.
Announcement regarding the GCE Ordinary Level Examination
The deadline for applications for the 2021 GCE Ordinary Level Examination has been extended. Accordingly, the deadline for applications has been extended to the 3rd of next month, Commissioner General of Examinations LMD Mr. Dharmasena said. Private candidates can also apply online by visiting the official website of the Department of Examinations www.doenets.lk and following the relevant instructions. The Department of Examinations stated that school candidates should submit their applications as instructed to the principals.
100 killed in air strike
An airstrike on a detention center in Yemen has killed at least 100 people and injured dozens more. The Saudi-led coalition launched the airstrikes yesterday (21), according to foreign reports. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Houthi rebel stronghold. Foreign media point out that the Arab League has been carrying out attacks since 2015 targeting active insurgents in Yemen. At least 10,000 civilians, including children, have been killed in the attacks, according to foreign reports.
840 covid infected identified in the country
The Ministry of Health states that 840 covid infections have been identified yesterday (21). Health officials warns people that there will be a covid 19 wave in the near future. Also, they inform the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Accordingly, the total number of infected persons identified in the country has increased to 600,203.
A power cut today?
The Electricity Board says that it will announce at noon today (22) whether there will be a power cut. The Board stated that the fuel available at the Sapugaskanda Power Plant will be sufficient for a few more hours to generate electricity. Accordingly, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been instructed to provide fuel and there is no need to cut off electricity if they supply fuel, the CEB said. However, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has so far provided 10,000 metric tons of diesel to the Kelanitissa power plant for power generation. Meanwhile, it is reported that no agreement has been reached yet regarding the appointment of Dr. DCR Abeysekera as the Acting General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
Great victory for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe easily yesterday (21). Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Cricket team won the three-match ODI series between the touring Zimbabwe team and the Sri Lanka team. Zimbabwe set a target of 255 for victory over Sri Lanka in the final ODI. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 70 in 24 overs with four balls to spare.
National Hospital is full of covid patients
It is reported that all the High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds of the Colombo National Hospital are full of covid patients. Dr. Anthony Mendis, Specialist in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital stated this at a media briefing held yesterday (21). Commenting further on this, the doctor said, “As the number of people in the society increases, a certain percentage of them come to the ICU. The higher the number, the larger the percentage. The best solution is to get vaccinated. As we have seen in the news broadcasts, the number of covid positives is increasing day by day. That means there is a wave in the country. This wave cannot be said to be absent. Because at present the Colombo National Hospital has two High Dependency Units. The beds here are firmly in the budget range. We didn’t even have seen a quarter of this time for this until a week ago. “
Scholarship examination is today
The Grade Five Scholarship Examination which was scheduled to be held in the year 2021 will be held today (22). Accordingly, 340,508 candidates will appear for the scholarship examination this year, said the Commissioner General of Examinations, LMD Dharmasena. The examination is scheduled to be held at 2,943 examination centres and 108 special centres this year. The Commissioner General of Examinations stated that even in the face of the covid-19 catastrophe, no child has been treated unfairly and that children who have been infected and quarantined by covid have been facilitated to sit for the examination under a special system.
The schedule for the Twenty20 Cricket World Championship is unveiled
The 2022 Twenty20 Cricket World Championships kicks off in October in Australia. The preliminary round of the tournament starts on October 16 and the first match will be played between Sri Lanka and Namibia in Geelong. Four teams from the preliminary round will qualify for the Super 12 round, which will take place on October 22 at the Sydney Stadium. The world champions Australia and New Zealand will compete there. 0The much-anticipated India-Pakistan match is scheduled to be played on October 23 at the Melbourne Stadium.