Several Political parties and Independent groups Thursday submitted nominations for North Central and Sabaragamuva Provincial council elections. Both ruling UPFA and opposition UNP handed over nominations for the Ratnapura district to the District secretary Malini Premaratna. Ms. Premaratne said Ja...
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Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:05AM GMT (+0530) LKT

The government of Sri Lanka on Thursday blamed who they called “conspirators” for attacking journalists.  In the weekly Cabinet briefing Information and Media Minister Anura Priyadarsana Yapa said the aim of the assaults was to embarrass the government and put it into difficulty. &n...
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Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:09PM GMT (+0530) LKT

The National Freedom Front (NFF) formed by defected JVP Propaganda Secretary Wimal Weerawansha has got the official acceptance of the Elections Commissioner. The Electional Commissioner announced Thursday afternoon that his office has decided to accept the NFF as a registered political party in Sri ...
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Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:28PM GMT (+0530) LKT

A former senior Cabinet Minister Dr. Richard Pathirana expired Thursday afternoon. He was seventy two. He died at his son’s residence in Thalawathugoda, ,six kilometers east of Colombo, after spending a few years illness.   Dr. Pathirana became much popular as the Minister of Educati...
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Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:36PM GMT (+0530) LKT

Former Inspector General of Police Victor Perera Thursday took oaths as the Governor of the Northern Province. The oaths taking ceremony was held before President Mahinda Rajapkase at the Temple trees.    Victor perera retired from the police service last Monday. He becomes the first ...
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Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:21AM GMT (+0530) LKT