Medical students accused of murder to go for mediation

Dailymirror

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 01:42

By L.B. Senaratne
Kandy Chief Magistrate Udaya Karalliyadde ordered that the charges against two medical students of attempting to murder a fellow student of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Peradeniya be sent to the Mediation Board for determination, This order was made after the conclusion of non-summary proceedings.
Upon being asked by the Chief Magistrate whether he had anything to submit to court after non-summary proceedings concluded, counsel for the accused Attorney- at- Law Nanda Senanayake said that there was no evidence of a murder being committed and therefore requested that his clients be set free.
The Magistrate said that he would call for a written report from the Medical Officer on the matter and court was adjourned for the day. When the case was taken up on Friday (6) after perusing the report of the Medial Officer the Chief Magistrate ordered that since the charges now came under section 316 of the Penal Code, the Plaint would be sent to the Mediation Board for determination.
The Peradeniya Police prosecuted while Attorney-at-Law Nanda Senanayake appeared for the Defence.

Universities return to normal

Dailymirror

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 01:42

 By Lakna Paranamanna    
With academics resuming duties at their voluntary administrative posts from Monday, normalcy has now returned to universities after the two-month long protest and the tug-o-war between academics and Vice Chancellors.  Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) President Nirmal Dewasiri said they decided to resume duties following a request from the university administration.
“Some issues concerning the validity of the resignation letters we tendered are still to be clarified and solved. But, sswe decided that minor technicalities should not stand in the way of restoring normalcy in the country’s higher education system,” he added.
Dr. Dewasiri said they were awaiting the University Grants Commission (UGC) circular on the academics’ salary revision, which would be implemented from the August salary.

“We received information that the treasury and the Higher Education Ministry have sent the letters to the UGC regarding the salary revision,” he said.
Dr. Dewasiri said they were also expecting the appointment of the committee to look into the full resolution of the salary anomaly of the academics.
“We were informed that the committee will be appointed this week. We hope that the committee will be appointed soon,” he added.

 

Special degree programme in Chemistry

Island
August 8, 2011, 9:48 pm


The College of Chemical Sciences, which Is the educational arm of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, has called for applications for its very popular Graduateship Programme in Chemistry conducted by it since 1979. This programme at the Special degree Honours level of a recognized University will be inaugurated on 7th January 2012 at Adamantane House which is the headquarters of the Institute situated at 341/22, Kotte Road, Weilkada, Raiagiriya.

Professor J. N. Oleap Fernando, the Honorary Rector of the College, states in a news release that the programme now in its 34 th year has produced 734 Graduate Chemists so far from 28 batches and this will increase to well over 800 when the 29th batch passes out by the end of the year.

Many of the passed out Grduate Chemists have obtained or are reading for postgraduate degrees In Unversities throughout the world and are making a singular contribution to national development. Those who have at least three GCF(A/L) passes are able to apply for this programme which will be completed by 2015 without any delays whatsoever. A revised curriculum which will come into operation with the admission of the next batch will take cognisanze of modern developments In the discipline.

While Advanced registration will be available at the lowest possible cost until 15th September from qualified students, provisional applications are also welcome from those sitting the Advanced level examination this year. Further details are and application forms are available from the above address on any day including weekends while it can also be downloaded from the web site www.ichemc.com