Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament
Colombo, Nov 1 : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of parliament and convened a meeting of the legislature on Monday to end the current political stalemate in the country over the sudden sacking of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said Thursday.
President Sirisena replaced Wickremesinghe with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in a dramatic turn of events last Friday.
Sirisena also suspended Parliament until November 16, which experts said was meant to buy time to engineer crossovers from Wickremesinghe's side to Rajapaksa in the 225 member parliament to reach the 113 majority mark.
Sirisena and parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuria discussed the issue yesterday. Sirisena later indicated that he may call the sessions next week.
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Soldier found hanging in Jammu camp, investigation underway
Jammu (PTI): A soldier posted in an army dog unit was found dead inside a military camp here on Sunday, officials said.
The soldier was found hanging with a rope from the ceiling of his room in the family quarters area of the camp at Nagrota in the early hours of the day, they said.
The body of the deceased was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Preliminary reports suggest it to be a case of suicide but the exact cause of death will be ascertained after the completion of the investigation, the officials said.
They said the army has initiated a departmental inquiry, while police have also started inquest proceedings to probe the circumstances leading to his death.
