Government To Buy 120,000 Tonnes Of Paddy Directly From Farmers In Yala Season

The government has planned to buy 120,000  tonnes of Paddy directly from local farmers during the upcoming "Yala"(Secondary) Harvest Season (March to September).The Paddy Marketing Board will buy this paddy from farmers government has announced,

The Cabinet has already approved a proposal to buy "Nadu" Rice Variety for Rs.45 per kilo gramme and "Keeri Samba" Rice Variety for Rs.50 per Kilo Gramme from farmers.

The Paddy is expected to reach  market by early August this year it has been reported.Meanwhile the government has allocated Rs.6 billion to buy paddy directly from farmers during this "Yala" Harvest government sources said.

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All Ceylon Medical Officers Association Want To Shut Down Controversial Malabe Private Medical Collage

Private Medical Collage-Malabe

The All Ceylon Medical Officers Association want  to shut down the controversial Private Medical Collage in Malabe with immediate effect under the newly elected government at the forthcoming election due to  poor standard of the medical degree it has been awarded according to the president of the Association Dr.Jayantha Bandara.

The medical degree that has been awarded at the Malabe Private Medical collage is not up to the standard although the collage  charging Rs.12 million for the degree Dr.Bandara Has said.

SLFP General Secretary Has Told Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe Will Be Appointed As New Prime Minister After The Election

Although President Maithripala Sirisene has pledged the nation last Tuesday that former president Mahinda Rajapakshe will not be appointed as Prime Minister even if he manage to win a seat in Parliament at the forthcoming Parliamentary Election,the General Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party has said today (17) that Former President will be appointed as  new prime minister after the election.

"It will be happened definitely " the SLFP General Secretary has told during the inaugural election meeting of UPFA   held at the Salgadu Stadium in Anuradhapura  this evening .

Meanwhile showing greediness to power of some powerful local politicians Professor Thissa Vitharana has said at the meeting that UPFA will appoint former president rajapakashe as new prime minister after the forthcoming election and abolish the executive presidency ."So it will complete the promise made by current president maithripla sirisene during presidential election regarding abolishing the executive presidency " he has stressed.

POEM OF THE DAY-"TODAY AND EVERYDAY" FROM THE POETRY PAD SITE

If I could be so honest
For just a minute or two
I have something special
I’d like to share with you

I want to let you know
Right from my very heart
How much I am thankful
For the wonderful friend you are

You’re always there when I need
A little cheering up
Or maybe just a smile
Or a friendly hug

So, I just wanted to say
In the most sincere way
Thank you for being my friend
Today and everyday

Former President Rajapakshe Has Said That He Has Not Betrayed The Motherland

The former president Mahinda Rajapaksha who has been appointed  as the chairman of election operations committee of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) recently has said today(17) that he has not betrayed the motherland although the finger has pointed on him that he has done so.

Addressing the inauguration election rally of UPFA held at the Salgadu Stadium in Anuradhapura(North Central Province) this afternoon the former president has stressed that he will make any sacrifice to protect the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) which is the largest party belonging to UPFA.

The former president has also told that  he was accused of betrayal charges because he didn't bow down to foreign powers when he was in power.

The Chairman of UPFA  current President Maithripala Sirisene has not attended the inauguration election rally of UPFA as he has decided to stand neutral during the election campaign
.

Sri Lankan Muslim Community To Celebrate Ramadan Festival Tomorrow(18)

The Muslim Community in Sri Lanka will Celebrate Eid Ul Fitr Festival Known as Ramadan tomorrow(18) as the full moon has been sighted today(17) the Colombo Grand Mosque has announced.Ramadan will mark the ending of the  month of fasting which the Sri Lankan Muslim Community has begun on 19th of June .

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Government To Build Three Flyovers To Ease Traffic Congestion In Colombo And Suburbs

The government has decided to build three new steel flyovers  in  Rajagiriya(In Colombo ),Ganemulle(Colombo) and Polgahawela(North Western Province) cities  to minimize the traffic congestion prevails there according to the Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health And Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.These flyovers will ease the traffic congestion in Colombo and suburbs he has stressed.

Addressing the Cabinet Briefing today Dr.Senaratne has said that the government is due to sign an agreements with government of Spain and BBVA Bank in Spain who are funding the  construction work of these flyovers.

Three Deputy Ministers Of SLFP Have Resigned From Their Posts By Opposing President's Speech

Three deputy ministers representing Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) have resigned from their deputy ministerial portfolios today(16) by opposing the speech made by President Maithripala Sirisene on last Tuesday  by stating that he will stand  neutral during the  election campaign of the forthcoming Parliamentary Election scheduled to be held on 17th of August.

The three deputy ministers namely Dr.Sudarshanie Fernandopulle ,Lasantha Alagiyawanne and Erick Prasanne Weerawardene have tendered their resignations today to the president  it has been reported.

Due to the statement made by President during his speech on Tuesday that he will stand neutral at the election campaign and the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) will be defeated at the forthcoming the election,the election campaign of the UPFA suffered heavily Dr.Fernandopulle has said after tendered her resignation.

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Me thinks this heart should rest awhile
So stilly round the evening falls
The veiled sun sheds no parting smile
Nor mirth nor music wakes my Halls

I have sat lonely all the day
Watching the drizzly mist descend
And first conceal the hills in grey
And then along the valleys wend

And I have sat and watched the trees
And the sad flowers how drear they blow
Those flowers were formed to feel the breeze
Wave their light leaves in summer's glow

Yet their lives passed in gloomy woe
And hopeless comes its dark decline
And I lament because I know
That cold departure pictures mine

Colombo District Court Has Issued An Enjoining Order Against Holding Central And Executive Committee Meetings without President's Permission

The Colombo District Court has issued an enjoining order today(15) against holding Central Committee and Executive Committee meetings of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) without prior permission of SLFP Chairman ,President Maithripala Sirisene.

The enjoining order was issued after taken in to consideration the case filed by a member of SLFP ,Prasanna Slangaarachchi .

After yesterday's controversial speech made by President Maithripala Sirisene ,the senior politicians belonging to SLFP are of the view that a central committee of the party should convene with immediate effect to discuss the matters arisen through the president's speech.As a result the secretary general of the SLFP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa has requested the central committee members of SLFP to be present at a meeting scheduled to be held at 8 p.m today in SLFP Headquarters at Darly Road,Colombo.However the chairman of the SLFP ,President Maithripala Sirisene has cancelled the meeting by using powers vested to him as the Party Chairman.

Afterwards it has been reported that the SLFP Secretary General Anura Priyadarshana Yapa has again  announced that the SLFP central committee meeting will be held at 8 p.m as scheduled without considering the president's order.

Then a member of SLFP ,Prasanna Solnagarachchi has filed a court case in Colombo District Court this evening by producing the letter sent to  SLFP Secretary General by the President and request a court order to avoid convening central committee meeting of Sri Lanka Freedom Party without the approval of president.

UPFA Executive Council Appointed Former President Rajapakshe As Chairman Of Election Operations Committee

The executive committee of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) has today (15) decided to appoint former president mahinda rajapakshe as the chairman of UPFA'S Election Operations Committee it has been reported.The UPFA  executive council has convened an urgent meeting this morning and taken a decision to appoint former president as chairman of election operations committee following the remarks made by president maithripala sirisene yesterday that he will not appointed the  former president as Prime Minister if UPFA won the forthcoming election.

SLFP To Convene A Special Central Committee Meeting Tonight

A special central committee meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) is scheduled to be convened tonight at 8 p.m to discuss  matters arisen  after the controversial speech made by President Maithripala Sirisene yesterday(14) according to the SLFP General Secretary.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Litro Gas Lanka Has Reduced The Price Of Their 12.5 KG LP Gas Cylinder With Effect From Midnight tonight

The Litro Gas Lanka Limited has announced that the price of their  12.5 Kilo Gramme LP Gas Cylinder will be reduced by Rs.100 with effect from midnight tonight.

According to the new price reduction the 12.5 KG ,LP Gas Cylinder of Litro Gas Lanka Limited will be reduced from Rs.1596 to Rs.1496.The 5KG LP Gas Cylinder will be reduced from Rs.675 to Rs.635 and 2.3 KG ,LP Gas Cylinder will be reduced from Rs.319 to Rs.300.

These price reductions have been done according to the request made by Consumer Affairs Authority the Litro Gas Lanka Limited has said.

The finance minister has said last Saturday that the price of a 12.5 KG,LP Gas Cylinder will be reduced by Rs.100 with effect from 15th of July.

Senior SLFP Politicians Wants To Convene An Urgent Central Committee Meeting Of The Party Regarding President's Controversial Speach

After the controversial speech made by President Maithripala Sirisene this evening regarding the giving nomination to former president Mahinda Rajapaskhe,several senior members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) which is chaired by current president are of the view that the Central Committee of the party should have meet as soon as possible to discuss on president's remarks  and to decide the way SLFP lead United Peoples Freedom Alliance should carry out it's election campaign.

The Senior Vice President of the SLFP ,former MP Janaka Bandara Tennakoon has said that as a senior politician attach  to the SLFP he is regretting the facts revealed by current president regarding the nomination issue of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe.

POEM OF THE DAY-BY WIILIAM SHAKESPEARE

When to the session of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in deathšs dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancelled woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanishšd sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone,
And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er
The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan,
Which I new pay as if not paid before.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.

The Deadline For Receieving Postal Voting Applications For The Forthcoming Election Will Be Expired Midnight Tonight-Elections Secretariat

The time period that allocated for accepting Postal Voting Applications for the forthcoming election will be ended at midnight tonight according to the Elections Secretariat.The Secretariat has further said that the deadline for postal voting applications will not be extended under any circumstances after midnight tonight.

The postal voting applications that received by the returning officers after midnight tonight will not be accepted and they will rejected as delayed applications Elections Secretariat has further announced.

"I Was Totally Against Giving Nomination To Former President Rajapakshe To Contest From UPFA In The Election"-President Sirisene

While making a Special Statement to the nation President Maithripala Sirisene has said today(14) that He was totally against giving nomination to Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe to contest in the forthcoming Parliamentary Election from United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) and stressed that he will   take a neutral stand at the election.

"The former President Rajapakshe will be defeated in the forthcoming election as the same way he got defeated at the Presidential Election held on 08th of January " the President has said while addressing
 a press briefing held in Colombo today.

President Sirisene has also said that he did not want to put Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe's United National Party(UNP) in to a trouble and he want to have a Parliament that would go hand in hand with his policy decisions.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Police And The Fire Brigade Have Doused A Fire Broke Out In Colombo

The Police and the Fire Brigade have jointly doused a fire that broke out inside a shanty house in Colpetty (In Colombo City) few hours ago.No casualties have been reported due to the incident and  Police have believed that a Gas Leak may have  caused the sudden fire.

POEM OF THE DAY-"A DREAMER OF DREAMS" BY GLORIA JEAN BERRY

You have come to me from a distant land,
Dreamer of dreams, to fill my hearts desire,
Sweet music flowing from your nimble hand
That plays within... to light my passion's fire.

A symphony of word and thought you bring.
Excitement builds upon crescendo's sound,
Brought forth in tones to make my light heart sing
For all the beauty that, with you, I've found.

A life is changed in just an instant's time,
All darkness fled before that brillaint sun
That shines from spoken words of softest rhyme
And speaks of treasures, only just begun.

This mystic meeting gives my heart a glow
That few have seen and only you will know

Court Of Appeal Has Extended Stay Order Against The Circular that Banning Full Face Hemets

The Court Of Appeal has today(13) extended the Stay Order that issued against the circular imposing a ban of wearing full face helmets until 02nd of September.The hearing of the petition filed against the said circular too is scheduled to be taken that day.

The Police Department  has issued a circular that  banning the wearing of full face helmets as studies have revealed that
 most of the crimes including bank robberies and shootings   in the country have done by an individuals wearing full face helmets.

CREATIVE OUT DOOR WINDOW DECORATION-FROM CREATIVE IDEAS

Accepting Of Nominations For The Forthcoming Election Was Concluded

The accepting of nominations from Political Parties for the forthcoming Parliamentary Election was concluded this noon at 12 according to the Election Secretariat.The main parties including United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) , United National Party  and Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna have handed over the nominations of their parties today.

The former president Mahinda Rajapakshe was given nomination to contest from kurunagale district under UPFA ticket   in the forthcoming election along with few of his former ministers.However four former MP'S and keen supporters of former president Rajapakshe ,namely Mervyn Silva,Sajin Vaas Gunawardene,Duminda Silva and Sarana Gunawardene all who were charged for fraud,drug dealing and bribery  were not received the nominations from UPFA this time per the orders of President.

President To Stay Away From Election Campaign-Prime Minister Wikramasinghe

The president Maithripala Sirisene who was  under heavy criticism last few days of several sections including his party the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and civil organizations due to the decision he has taken to give nomination to former president Mahinda Rajapkshe to contest in the forthcoming parliamentary election,reported as going to stay away from the election campaign .

The prime minister Ranil Wikramasinghe when interviewed by the "The Hindu" paper of India has stated that as the president was elected to office on 08th of January this year as a neutral president of the country he should have not taken part in the election campaign of United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which he is chairing.

MOU Has Signed To Form The United National Front For Good Governance

The United National Party (UNP) has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with section of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) Party for the formation of a new party call "United National Front For Good Governance" this morning at Temple Trees .

The new Front will be contested under the Elephant Symbol of United National Party in the forthcoming Parliamentary Election to be held on 17th of August.

According to the UNP Sources the new front will contest against the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe and former MP's who are supporting  him and  signed the nominations to contest in the election under United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Ticket.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY- BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE