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MP Gamini Lokuge was appointed as Chair of the Committee on Public Petitions on 21.03.2023 at the Committee meeting held in Parliament.Yadamini Gunawardena proposed the name of Gamini Lokuge whilst Jayantha Katagoda seconded it.Addressing the committee, the newly appointed Chairman said that he will pay special attention to cases where the recommendations given earlier by the Committee on Public Petition were not implemented and take further action for that. The chair who recalled that he had previously served as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Petitions, which plays a very important role in achieving justice for the public, said that he would dedicate himself to that in the future as well.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has decided to consider two applications filed seeking an order on the Election Commission to call for Local Government Elections without delay.The applications will be considered on the 18th of January 2023.The applications were filed by Professor G. L.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court dismissed petitions filed challenging the gazette that declared it mandatory to be fully vaccinated to enter public places. These applications were turned down as per a majority decision of the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court.The Extraordinary Gazette:Sri Lanka’s Health Minister has issued an Extraordinary Gazette preventing unvaccinated people from entering or being in public places on 25th January 2022.People must have proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enter public places starting 30 April.The Gazette noted that “A person shall not enter any public place without having the proof of being fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID – 19) unless exempted by the Proper Authority in respect of the whole of Sri Lanka.”“For the purposes of this regulation “fully vaccinated ” means that the relevant person has obtained the required doses of the relevant vaccination as specified by the Director – General of Health Services”, it added.

LOS ANGELES - Kanye just wants to be Ye.Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name.The Los Angeles Superior Court filing says the 44-year-old wants to get rid of his full name — Kanye Omari West — in favor of just his longtime two-letter nickname, Ye, with no middle name or last name.The documents, dated Aug. 11 but not sent into the court system until Tuesday, cite "personal reasons" for the change.

LOS ANGELES - A Palmdale mother convicted of torturing and murdering her 8-year-old son, Gabriel Fernandez, has filed a petition to have her murder conviction vacated and be resentenced. Pearl Fernandez, now 37, filed a petition under California's Penal Code 1170.95. She is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.A hearing on the petition for re-sentencing is set for June 1 before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George G.

ANKARA – The Greek Orthodox Church of the United States said Tuesday it is petitioning United Nations experts to coerce Turkey into protecting Orthodox Christianity's cultural heritage following the Turkish government's conversion of Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque.The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said it was pressing U.N.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Photo by Jared Piper/PHL Council)PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's top prosecutor has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to stop the livestreaming of trials on YouTube because of the potential for witness or juror intimidation and the inability to ensure someone watching isn't recording the proceedings.Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed the request to the state’s highest court Monday.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Photo by Jared Piper/PHL Council)PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's top prosecutor has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to stop the livestreaming of trials on YouTube because of the potential for witness or juror intimidation and the inability to ensure someone watching isn't recording the proceedings.Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed the request to the state’s highest court Monday.

Southern Poverty Law Center’s website. “Although Black Americans have typically been the Klan’s primary target, it also has attacked Jews, immigrants, members of the LGBTQ community and, until recently, Catholics.”One petition has more than 160,000 signatures.

JERUSALEM – Israel's high court was set Sunday to begin hearing petitions against Benjamin Netanyahu forming a government while facing criminal indictments.

As Covid-19 spreads across the country, Indian’s turn to online petitions to pressure authorities to better tackle the pandemic