Harshana Nanayakkara

Harshana Nanayakkara

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Harshana Nanayakkara is a prominent Sri Lankan attorney and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Justice and National Unity. He is known for his advocacy on issues related to human rights and social justice, often emphasizing the importance of equitable resource distribution and the welfare of citizens. In a recent parliamentary address, he highlighted the government's commitment to uplifting the quality of life for all Sri Lankans, asserting that the distribution of resources should prioritize the needs of the general population rather than a select few.

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Harshana Nanayakkara presented the bills for discussion regarding constitutional amendments and judicial organization reforms.

විසි දෙක විවාදය ඇරඹෙයි - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-24
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The 22nd constitutional amendment bill was presented to Parliament by Minister Harshana Nanayakkara.

විසිදෙක අධිකරණ මතය කතානායකට - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-21
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Jagath Vikramarathna
Jagath Vikramarathna

Harshana Nanayakkara stated that attention has been drawn to the increase in salaries and allowances of prison officers in the upcoming budget.

බන්ධනාගාර නිලධාරින්ගේ වැටුප් ගැන අයවැයෙන් අවදානය
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-18
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Harshana Nanayakkara, the Minister of Justice, stated that attention has been drawn to the increase in salaries and allowances for prison officers in the upcoming budget.

බන්ධනාගාර නිලධාරින්ගේ වැටුප් ගැන අයවැයෙන් අවදානය
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-17
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration who oversaw the event.

ඩී.එන්.ඒ කඩිනම් කරන්න UN එකෙන් නවීන උපකරණ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-15
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Harshana Nanayakkara mentioned that discussions regarding the death penalty have taken place during a certain meeting.

තැන තැන මිනී මරන වෙඩික්කරුවන්ට මරණ දඬුවම?
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-12
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Harshana Nanayakkara is serving as the chairman of the parliamentary special committee appointed to investigate the container incident.

කන්ටේනර් සිද්ධියට චෝදනා ලැබූ ලොක්කෙක් රජයේ ලොකු පුටුවක
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-12
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Harshana Nanayakkara is acting as the chairman of the parliamentary special committee investigating the container incident.

කන්ටේනර් සිද්ධියට චෝදනා ලැබූ ලොක්කෙක් රජයේ ලොකු පුටුවක
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-12
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Harshana Nanayakkara mentioned that discussions regarding the death penalty have taken place during a certain meeting.

තැන තැන මිනී මරන වෙඩික්කරුවන්ට මරණ දඬුවම?
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-09-12
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

කොරියා තානාපතිනිය අධිකරණ ඇමති හමු වෙයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-10
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The gazette notification was issued under the directive of Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.

විනිසුරු වයස වැඩිකිරීමේ ගැසට්ටුව පිටවේ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
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The gazette notification was issued under the directive of Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.

විනිසුරු වයස වැඩිකිරීමේ ගැසට්ටුව පිටවේ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
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The opposition presented a no-confidence motion against Minister Harshana Nanayakkara following a tragic incident at the prison.

හිරගෙදර නොවිසදුණු අර්බුදය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

අධිකරණ ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ගැන කාදිනල් තුමන්ට කරුණු කියයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-06
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Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he has received information regarding three other prisons.

තවත් බන්ධනාගාර තුනක් ගැන සැකයක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-04
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Harshana Nanayakkara, the Minister of Justice and National Integration, expressed suspicion about an organized group operating from outside amidst unrest in prisons.

හිරගෙවල්වල කලබල : පිටත සංවිධානාත්මක පිරිසක් මෙහෙයවනවාදැයි සැකයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-02
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Harshana Nanayakkara is serving as the chairman of the parliamentary special committee conducting investigations into the incident of releasing 323 containers without proper inspection.

කන්ටේනර් මැතිසබා කමිටුවේ වැඩ අවසන්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
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Sujith Hewajulige
Sujith Hewajulige

Harshana Nanayakkara stated that the retirement age for judges has been raised to expedite the resolution of cases in the courts.

‘‘නඩු ඉවර කරන්න විනිසුරු විශ්‍රාම වයස ඉහළ දැම්මා‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-28
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Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite accusations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන නිසා මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-25
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration who faced a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාස භංගය පරාදයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-25
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Sajith Premadasa mentioned Harshana Nanayakkara in the context of a debate regarding a motion of no confidence.

“අධිකරණ ඇමතිට තනතුරේ ඉන්න සදාචාරාත්මක අයිතියක් නෑ“
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
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Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite accusations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන නිසා මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration who faced a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාස භංගය පරාදයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
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Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite allegations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and spoke in Parliament about political prisoners.

දේශපාලන සිරකරුවන් කියා ජාතියක් නෑ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-23
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Ajith P Perera
Ajith P Perera

Harshana Nanayakkara is facing a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

අධිකරණ ඇමැති විශ්වාසභංගය අනිද්දා විවාදයට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-22
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Harshana Nanayakkara announced the establishment of 23 regional offices for investigating corruption and bribery allegations.

ප්‍රාදේශීය මට්ටමින් අල්ලස් කාර්යාල 23 ක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-21
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