Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down over the country's worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa said on Twitter that he submitted his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The resignation follows attacks by Rajapaksa supporters on peaceful protesters demanding that the brothers leave office. There was no immediate comment from the president, who has so far refused to resign. A severe foreign currency shortage has resulted in acute shortages of imported essentials such as fuel,

Amid the sloganeering outside Delhi's Janakpuri Police Station condemning BJP leader Tajinder Bagga's arrest by the Punjab Police, Mohali DSP KS Sandhu clarified that the BJP leader was apprehended 'as per the procedure'. "Punjab Police followed the procedure in taking Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga into custody and that the case remains pending in the court..." KS Sandhu, DSP(D), Mohali. Bagga was arrested from his Delhi house on Friday morning by the Punjab Police, based on a complaint registered with its cyber cell. The BJP leader allegedly threatened Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a twe

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday warned all airlines that are denying boarding to passengers with confirmed tickets on a flight will be viewed seriously and strict action will be initiated against the erring airline, including imposing financial penalties as per regulations. It also issued notice to the airlines after receiving several cases of denial of boarding to passengers with a confirmed ticket and warned them to comply with the provisions of the civil aviation regulations (CAR) in such cases. "It has come to the notice of this office that various airlines are d

The Defence Department says both suspects in the murder in Thailand of a man with links to BC gangs had been in the army, but it can't confirm whether they served together. The suspects include Gene Lahrkamp, who was killed in a plane crash in northwestern Ontario last week, and a man arrested in Alberta in February. Thai police allege Lahrkamp and Matthew Dupre fled to Canada following the murder of Jimi Sandhu in Phuket on February 4th. The Defence Department says both served as infantrymen in the army and left the military as corporals, Dupre from October 2005 to August 2013 and Lahrkamp f

Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who allegedly attacked a 17 year old girl on board a TransLink bus. On Friday, April 1, 2022, just before 2 p.m., a 17-year-old girl boarded a route 335 bus headed to Newton Exchange in Surrey, made her way to the back of the bus and sat down. At an unknown point in the journey, a man boarded the same bus and began acting erratically while heading to the back of the bus, where he sat near the teen.The suspect continued to act more and more agitated, eventually standing up and blocking the teen into

A Victoria woman is recovering from head and facial injuries after an unprovoked assault in that city and police hope witnesses or surveillance video will help them find the attacker. A statement from police says the woman was walking her dog in Victoria's James Bay neighbourhood last Saturday night when she was shoved from behind, slamming her face and head into the corner of a building. As the victim lay on the ground the suspect, described as approximately 50 years old, six feet tall with a slim build and grey hair, rifled through her pockets but didn't take anything. Police say they learn

In late February and March of 2022, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) led a month-long initiative in collaboration with the Surrey, Langley and Burnaby RCMP in an effort to reduce opportunities for gang violence in identified high-risk place and times. Using past crime data as a guide to where to most effectively deploy officers, the objective was to mitigate, disrupt, and suppress violence through proactive and high visibility enforcement. The CFSEU-BC and its partner police agencies in the province have embarked on similar proactive initiatives in th

With an increase in the number of students in government schools, the Punjab Education Department has decided to run the government schools in the state in double shifts. As per the orders released by the education department, the decision has been taken due to the lack of space and infrastructure in schools. Due to the increase in the number of students, many were seeking double shifts in schools following which the orders were released, said the letter issued. In summer the first shift will start at 7 am and conclude at 12 noon. While the evening shift will be from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Simil

The woman who was the face of the Surrey RCMP detachment for several years is jumping into politics. Elenore Sturko has taken a leave from her post as a sergeant and media relations officer for the detachment and has accepted the Liberal party nomination to run in the Surrey South byelection, when it is called. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon announced Sturko's candidacy today, saying she is an outstanding example of the diversity he is seeking for the party. Elections BC has said the N-D-P government has until the end of October to call the byelection.