Twenty four candidates had been handed over nominations for the forthcoming Presidential Elections scheduled to be held on 21st of September, up to date according to the Elections Commission .Accordingly Eleven candidates had handed over their nominations from recognized Political parties,twelve candidates handed over their nominations as per suggested by a voter and one from another political party the Commission has stated.
If the number of Candidates contesting for the Presidential election is increasing the size of the Ballot papers will be expanded to a A-4 size the president of the Elections Commission Ananda Rathnayake has stated
The Supreme Court has yesterday (09) announced that the decision taken by the main opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya (SJB) Party to ban the Party Membership of Ministers Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando is legitimate.
Therefore the Tribunal Supreme Court Judge Panel has quashed the petition filed by the two Former Ministers requesting the Court to issue an order saying that the Samagijanabalawegaya Party's decision to ban their party membership as a result of their cross over to the government bench is illegal .The Tribunal Supreme Court Judge panel comprising of Vijitha Malalagoda,Achala Wengappuli and Arjuna Obeysekare had delivered the judgement.Due to this judgement both Manusha Nanayakkare and Harin Fernando had lost their Parliament seats as well as Ministerial
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Former President Mahinda Rajaakshe has stated that he has named his eldest son MP Namal Rajapakshe as the Presidential Candidate of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka Progressive Party) as people in the country are asking a youth leadership .
MP Namal Rajapakshe was named as the Presidential Candidate of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Party after the famous Banker Dhammika Perera has refused to contest the Election form the party .Meanwhile Many MP 's and active members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party had already announced that they will support the current President Ranil Wiramasinghe in the Forthcoming Presidential election.
The Chairman of the Man Opposition Samagijanabalawegaya (SB) Party Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has been resigned from his post yesterday(09).
He has taken this decision in view of contesting the forthcoming presidential election scheduled to be held on 21 st of September it has been reported.
Twenty two passangers were injured and hospitalized after the two private buses they were travelling in colliding with each other at Aralaganwila Road ,Mahaoya,(Anuradhapura District) yesterday(03).
The injured including 12 females, 08 Children and 02 males were admitted to the Mahaoya Hospital for treatment .The incident occurred when a Private Bus travellingfrom Mahaoya to Aralaganwila had collided with another Private Bus travelling in the opposite direction according to the police.Police have arrested one of the private Bus drivers in connection with the accident .
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