Major Government Hospitals decided to limit the major surgeries performed in Hospitals during this weak as the majority of the Hospital Staff are on leave due to the forthcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year.Most of the Hospital staff are on leave since last Thursday where the Sri Lankan Elections held.The only Government Children Hospital the Lady Ridgway Hospital-Colombo decided to suspend the routine heart surgeries during this weak due to the shortage of staff sources said.
However the Emergancy Operations will be carriedout as usual according to the Ridgway Hospital Sources .
Monday, April 12, 2010
Civic Police Force To Protect Customers During The Festive Season
Sri Lankan Police Department deployed a group of Police Officers with civilian cloths around Colombo City and throughout the Island to protect customers and shoppers from crimes during the Sinhalese and Hindu new year period according to the Police.These Police Officers will served around the Shops and Police Stations to protect customers from robbers and criminals Police Department has announced.
Names Of Newly Elected MP'S Gazetted
The names of the newly elected MP'S from the recently concluded General Elections except those in Kandy and Trincomalee Districts where poll results annulled are gazetted with the effect from midnight tonight.According to the Elections Department the names 117 newly elected MP's of Governing UPFA,46 members of UNP,12 members of TNA and 5 members of General Sarath Fonseka's DNA are gazetted.
The voting of the annulled polling stations in Kandy and Trincomalee Districts are due to held in 20th of April and the candidates of these Districts can hold their election campaigns till 17th of April according to the Elections Department.
The voting of the annulled polling stations in Kandy and Trincomalee Districts are due to held in 20th of April and the candidates of these Districts can hold their election campaigns till 17th of April according to the Elections Department.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
New Faces Elected For The Sri Lankan Parliament As Several Former MP'S Defeated
New Faces including Actresses,Sportsman and Former Army Commander Imprisoned Retired General Sarath Fonseka were Elected to the New Parliament with large number of Preferential Votes in the just concluded General Elections of Sri Lanka which has a low voter turn out.When these new faces entered to the Parliament few of the Former parliamentarians in the Government and Opposition Parties in including the former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Justice Minister Milinda Moragoda were defeated due to lack of Preferential Votes they had received. President Mahinda Rajapaksha's son Namal Rajapaksha who was contested from the President's native Hambanthota District too got elected as a Parliamentarian.
The Imprisoned Former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka got elected to the Parliament from Colombo District with 98,456 Votes.He was contested under the Democratic National Alliance ticket.The Famous Tele Drama Star of Sri Lanka Upeksha Swarnamali who was contested from the Main Opposition United National Front was elected from the Gampaha District of the Western Province with 81,350 Votes putting some of the Senior former Opposition Parliamentarians of the district to bottom of the Preferential Votes list.Sri Lankan National Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya who was contested under the Governing United Peoples Liberation Front(UPFA) ticket too got elected to the Parliament for the first time and he secured 74,352 Votes.
Meanwhile The Popular Sri Lankan Sprinter Susanthika Jayasinha who won the Sydney Olympic Silver Medal for 200 meters and Popular Acctress Geeta Kumarasinha who were contested from the Governing UPFA were defeated from the Elections.
The Imprisoned Former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka got elected to the Parliament from Colombo District with 98,456 Votes.He was contested under the Democratic National Alliance ticket.The Famous Tele Drama Star of Sri Lanka Upeksha Swarnamali who was contested from the Main Opposition United National Front was elected from the Gampaha District of the Western Province with 81,350 Votes putting some of the Senior former Opposition Parliamentarians of the district to bottom of the Preferential Votes list.Sri Lankan National Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya who was contested under the Governing United Peoples Liberation Front(UPFA) ticket too got elected to the Parliament for the first time and he secured 74,352 Votes.
Meanwhile The Popular Sri Lankan Sprinter Susanthika Jayasinha who won the Sydney Olympic Silver Medal for 200 meters and Popular Acctress Geeta Kumarasinha who were contested from the Governing UPFA were defeated from the Elections.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Issuing Of All Island General Election Result Suspended
The releasing of the All Island Election result including the Final Result of Kandy District of the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections held yesterday was suspended by the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayaka after Malpractices occurred in one of the areas in Kandy District.
There have been some incidents occurred during yesterday's polling at the Nawalapitiya Electorate in Kandy District which caused Elections Department to annulled the Voting there.There will be a re polling in Nawalkapitiya and the Final Result of Kandy District and the All Island Result will be issued after wards, Elections Department has announced today.Meanwhile according to the Elections Department there have been some malpractices occurred during the Elections at Trincomalee District too.
According to the Results Issued so far the Governing United Peopls Freedom Alliance(UPFA) who is leading the Results Issued so far was able to secure 117 Seats out of the 225 seat Parliament while the Main Opposition United National Front(UNF) won 46 Seats and the Tamil National Alliance(TNA) won 12 seats while Democratic National Alliance(DNA) won 5 seats .
There have been some incidents occurred during yesterday's polling at the Nawalapitiya Electorate in Kandy District which caused Elections Department to annulled the Voting there.There will be a re polling in Nawalkapitiya and the Final Result of Kandy District and the All Island Result will be issued after wards, Elections Department has announced today.Meanwhile according to the Elections Department there have been some malpractices occurred during the Elections at Trincomalee District too.
According to the Results Issued so far the Governing United Peopls Freedom Alliance(UPFA) who is leading the Results Issued so far was able to secure 117 Seats out of the 225 seat Parliament while the Main Opposition United National Front(UNF) won 46 Seats and the Tamil National Alliance(TNA) won 12 seats while Democratic National Alliance(DNA) won 5 seats .
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sri Lanka To Host Asian Cup Cricket Tournment 2010
Voting For The Election Finishes With A Low Voter Turnout
The Voting of the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections ended this afternoon at 4 p.m.However the Election Monitors PAFFERAL says low turnout of Voting has been reported throughout the Island and it stands around 50 to 52 percent in the evening.
Soon after the Voting has ended the sealed ballot boxes were transported to the Counting Centers for Vote counting.More then 7000 Candidates were contested for the 225 Member Parliament which only 196 are elected throught the Elections.29 Members are elected from the National List and this number has been distributed among the Political Parties according to the number of Preferential Votes they have received.
Soon after the Voting has ended the sealed ballot boxes were transported to the Counting Centers for Vote counting.More then 7000 Candidates were contested for the 225 Member Parliament which only 196 are elected throught the Elections.29 Members are elected from the National List and this number has been distributed among the Political Parties according to the number of Preferential Votes they have received.
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