The Indian High Commission in Colombo is inviting applications for around 200 fully-funded scholarships for Sri Lankan nationals, across various levels.

These scholarships are being offered for studies in prestigious Indian Institutes and Universities across subject domains but not including Medical/Paramedical, Fashion Design and Law courses. The scholarships offered exclusively for Sri Lankan nationals are for 2023-2024 academic session.

The schemes under which these scholarships have been offered are:
• Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme: This scheme covers Undergraduate/Post Graduate & PhD courses in various domains such as Engineering, Science, Business, Economics, Commerce, Humanities and Arts, among others.
• Maulana Azad Scholarship Scheme: Masters Degree courses with preference to Engineering, Science and Agriculture courses.
• Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme: Undergraduate courses specifically in the field of Information Technology, leading to a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology.
Each of the above schemes covers full tuition fees for the entire duration of the course, monthly sustenance allowance, and annual grant for books and stationary. In addition, air fare to the nearest destination in India and an annual grant for educational tours to various parts of the country, apart from several other auxiliary benefits are also offered. Selected candidates would also be provided hostel facilities inside the respective campus.

The Government of India selects meritorious Sri Lankan nationals for award of these coveted scholarships. Selection of candidates is done in consultation with the Ministry of Education, Government of Sri Lanka. Necessary details are available on the website of the Ministry of Education at www.mohe.gov.lk. Interested applicants and their parents are advised to approach the High Commission of India, Colombo or Ministry of Education, Government of Sri Lanka to learn more about eligibility criteria and selection procedure.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP – Vadivel Suresh has decided to resign from all posts held by him within the political party.
According to reports, he has resigned as a protest against the conduct of the party leadership – Sajith Premadasa.
This situation had reportedly occurred Mr. Premadasa had allegedly not attended a rally in the Madolsima area, despite initially stating he would.

The Court of Appeal has extended the interim order preventing the imposing of the PAYE tax on the salaries of judges till the relevant petition is supported.

The order was issued when the case was taken up earlier today (09 Feb.), before a three-judge bench, comprising of Judges Dhammika Ganepola, Neil Iddawela and its Chair Sobhitha Rajakaruna.

Meanwhile, a motion filed by the petitioners requesting that the case be heard before the full Court of Appeal bench is due to be considered before the President of the Court of Appeal on 21 February.

An interim order was issued by the Court of Appeal on  25 January, preventing the Inland Revenue Department (IRD)  from collecting PAYE taxes from judges following the consideration of a petition filed by an association of Sri Lanka’s District Judges and Magistrates’.

The order was issued by the Appellate Court Bench, comprising of Judges Sobhitha Rajakaruna and Dhammika Ganepola.

The association filed the petition on the grounds that deducting such a tax from the salaries of judges is not ‘appropriate’, and is against the constitutional law, and have named the Chief Accountant and the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice as respondents.

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(adaderana.lk)