Peradeniya University re-opens on Monday

Dharma Sri Abeyrathne

KANDY: Except the Science and the Engineering faculties all other faculties of the Peradeniya University will reopen on March 3 after it was closed on Monday following a clash between two student groups belonging to the Science and Engineering Faculties.

The Science and the Engineering Faculties are scheduled to re-open on March 10, Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Anura Wickramasinghe told the Daily News.

The decision was taken at a meeting yesterday chaired by the Vice Chancellor. A verbal argument among two groups of students in the Science and Engineering Faculties developed into a clash during a social event on Friday.

However the dispute was settled by the academic staff and students leaders.

It was reported that a student of the Science Faculty had assaulted two students of the Engineering Faculty after consuming liquor. The University premises was declared out of bounds for students of every faculty by the university administration to prevent a recurrence of violence.

As a result of the clash, three students were admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital while 10 other students also sustained injuries.

The University administration will carry out an inquiry into the incident and stern disciplinary action taken against students responsible for the incidents, sources said.