The National Elections Commission had (24) requested the Speaker Mahinda Ylapa Abeywardane last friday(24) to intervene to get funds to hold the local government election in March as planned .
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Fourty six Pilgrims had been injured and hospitalized after the Bus they were travelling from Moratuwa to International Buddhist Center in Nelligala (Kandy District) had fallen down a precipice at Nelligala area this evening (25).
Fourty of the injured had been admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital and six critically injured persons had been admitted to the Kandy Teaching Hospital for treatment it has been reported.
There's no plan to delay the Elections and There's no election to be delayed President Ranil Wikramasinghe has stated in Parliament today (23).
By making a special statement in Parliament today President Wikramasinghe has stated that the Elections commission too had informed the Supreme court that due to lack of financial assiatance holding the forthcoming local government election is a question .
Poice had arrested the convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF)Wasantha Mudalige and 56 others including 48 Buddhist priest students attached to the Inter University Bhikku Students Federation when they were protesting in front of the Education Minister's office at the Education Ministry premises
The protesters had staged a peotest campaign in front of the Education Minister's office against the Police attack on Satyagraha campaign held yestetday (22) at the Buddhist and Pali university in Pitipana area(Western Province).
Protesters wanted to open the Buddhist and Pali university which was closed two months back .
Police have detained five persons over stealing a laptop and DVR Mechine from the visa center attached to the Indian embassy in Colombo on 14th of February .
All the suspects are residents of Colombo suburbs and a 63 year old female is also among those suspects Police Media Spokesman has stated.The stolen Laptop was found from a canal at Kirulapona area according to the Police.
The United National Party (UNP) had abolished the Party membership of 1137 Local government Councillors elected from the Party over supporting other parties .
The Central Committee of the UNP which met today(21) has unanimously decided to abolish the party membership of these local Councillors elected to 341 Municipal/Urban councils and Pradesheeya Sabhas in 2018.These councillors had already handed over nominations for the forthcoming local government elections from other political parties.
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
