Governing UPFA Recorded Land Slide Victory In The Two Provincial Council Elections

Governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Secured a Land Slide Victory At the North Western and Central Provincial Council Elections Defeating Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) in 37 out of 39 Electorates in the Two Provinces.UPFA Won 4 Districts out of the 6 in these two Provinces and Secured 60 Seats against UNP's 37 and Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna's (JVP) 1 Seat.
Elections Commissioner Dayananada Dishanayaka Annulled the Election Results of the Polling Station in Puttalam District due to irregularities reported during the poll Delaying the Final Result of the North Western Provincial Council further.

Sixty Percent Voter Turn Out Reported In North Western And Central Provincial Polls

A Sixty Percent Voter Turn Out was Reported at the Time of Completion Of the North Western And Central Provincial Council Elections of Sri Lanka Held To Day Despite the Reports Of Several Election Malpractices in Some Districts.Around 26 People were Arrested Due to Voter Intimidation and According to the Election Monitors Pafferrel they Received 40 Complaints on Election Malpractices.However only 15 of these Complaints are Confirmed.
Voting of the Two Elections were Concluded Around 4 p.m this Evening and the Sealed Ballot Boxes Taken to the Counting Centers Situated in Schools of the Above Provincial Districts for Counting.The First Election Result is Expected to be Release After Mid Night To Night.

Wounded And Pregnant Mothers Facing Difficulties Due To The Shortage Of Two Essential Injections

Wounded Persons including Army Soldiers as well as Pregnant Mothers Are Facing Enormous Difficulties due to the Shortage of Two Essential Pain Killer Injections "Morphine" and "Pethidine" in Government Hospitals These Days.These Injections are Out Of Stock in Government Hospitals Since Two Weeks and Health Minister is Not taken any Measure to Provide these for at least for the use of Wounded Soldiers in the Battle Front says the Dr.Gishantha Dassanayaka the President of the All Ceylon Government Doctors Association.

According to the Doctors Injection Vial Pethidine is Out Of Stock due to Removal of Stock of the Item available in Hospitals After they were Found Expired.Director General Of Health Services is the Sole Authorizing Officer for Importing these Essential Injections and when Contacted he says that a New Stock of Injection "Pethidine" will be Air Lifted To the Hospitals Shortly.

Health Ministry To Set Up Task Force To Uplift The Health Of IDP'S

Health Ministry Is to Launch a Special Voluntear Health Task Force Tomorrow to Uplift the Health Facilities Offered to In Displaced Persons (IDP'S)Who are Returning from the Uncleared Areas.This Task Force will Assist the Medical Personnal who are Currently Engaged in Treating the IDP'S.Sri Lanka Freedom Health Workers Association Is Guiding this Programme.

US Treasury To Freeze The Assets of Pro LTTE Organization

US Treasury Designates To Freeze the Assets of Maryland Based Pro LTTE Tamil Foundation.This Decesion was taken after the Organization was found as a Front Organization Helping the LTTE Terrorists.

Army Declared A New Safety Zone

Army has declared A New Safe Zone for Civilians Trapped in side the Rebel Held Areas from Putumattalan to Vellamullavaikkal in Mulativu To Return Safely Security Sources Said.

Mahela To Resign From Captaincy

Sri Lankan Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena Decides to Resign From His Captaincy after their Test Match Series with Pakistan.Sri Lankan National Cricket Team is Due to Leave for Pakistan Shortly and Mahela will Resign from Captaincy after This Tour Sri Lankan Cricket CEO Duleep Mendis Announced.It is Believed that The Crashing Defeat Of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team From the Hands of Indians On the Recently Concluded ODI Series in Colombo Is the Major Reason Behind this Move.