Protest in Nallur, Jaffna ends. Police fired water cannons earlier to disperse the protestors

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Protest in Nallur, Jaffna ends. Police fired water cannons earlier to disperse the protestors​

Written by Sandro Sathyajith
15 Jan, 2023 | 5:29 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Police fired water cannons to disperse a group of protesters in Nallur, Jaffna earlier today.

The protest has now ended.

The protest was organized in line with President Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to the Nallur Kovil in Jaffna for Thai Pongal celebrations. Our News 1st Correspondent says that the protest march began from the Jaffna University and proceeded towards the Nallur Kovil.

The march was met with police presence at the Arasi Adi road, where water cannons were fired to disperse them. The protest march was organized to demand justice for the families of the disappeared during the time of the civil war.

It was organized by civil rights groups and the families of the disappeared. While barricades have been set up and security beefed up as the operation to disperse the protest is being carried out, the protest still continues.

Protest in Nallur, Jaffna ends. Police fired water cannons earlier to disperse the protestors

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Police fired water cannons to disperse a group of protesters in Nallur, Jaffna earlier today. The protest has now ended. The - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news...

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President meets religious leaders in Jaffna​

Sun, Jan 15, 2023, 05:16 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka​

Jan 15, Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is in Jaffna to participate in the Thai Pongal State Festival, visited the Sri Naga Viharaya in Jaffna this morning (15) and received blessings while engaging in religious ceremonies.

The President also visited the head of the Jaffna Sri Naga Viharaya, Venerable Meegahajandure Sirivimala Nayaka Thera, and inquired about his health. The Thera congratulated and chanted Seth Pirith to invoke blessings on the President.

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Besonders im Norden wartet noch eine Menge Arbeit.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

Wie mir gerade erzählt wurde, sollen die Sicherheitskräfte u.a. mit einem in Plastiktüten gewickeltem Gemisch aus Schlamm, menschlichen Fäkalien und Kuhdung beworfen worden sein.

hmmm, lecker