{
  "id": 11561848,
  "title": "Committee orders probe into delays in number plates, driving licences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/committee-orders-probe-into-delays-in-number-plates-driving-licences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T23:45:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/committee-orders-probe-into-delays-in-number-plates-driving-licences/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development has directed officials to conduct a formal investigation into the delays in issuing vehicle number plates and driving licences by the Department of Motor Traffic. The Committee, which met recently at Parliament, under the chairmanship of MP S. M. Marikkar, instructed officials to submit a comprehensive […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}