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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
QUOTES FOR LIFE
116 Election Monitors Are Here To Observe Presidential Election
To Observe today's Presidential Election 116 foreign Poll observers have arrived the country recently according to the reports.Out of these observers 78 are from European Election Monitoring Organizations it has been reported.
Police protection is being provided to these poll observers to carry out their duty without any issue according to authorities.
President Declared Electricity And Petroleum.As An Essential Services
President Ranil Wikramasinghe has declared the Petroleum services.the supply and distribution of petroleum and the Electricity as an essential services with effect from yesterday (20) the government has announced.
President's secretary E.M.S.B Ekanayake has issued a Gazette notification on this regard it has been reported.
Maximum Punishment For Vote Rigging -Elections Commissioner
Those who are found as responsible for vote rigging will be fined Rs.200,000 or sentenced to One year imprisonment according to the Elections Commisoner General Saman Sri Rathnayake .Earlier Rs.500.was fined for vote rigging he has stated.
Those who found guilty on vote rigging in High court can also face both punishments at the same time the Elections Commissioner General has stated.
The Voting of The Ninth Presidential Election Has Commenced
Sri Lankan voters are casting their vote today (21)to elect the ninth Executive President of the country as the voting began in the 13,421 Polling stations situated across the country .The voting of today's Presidential Election will be held from 7 a.m to 4 p.m and a total of 17.1million voters are being eligible to vote in today ' s election according to the National Elections Commission .
A record breaking 38 candidates are being contested in todays election and around 63,000 police officers are being deployed throughout the country to ensure the safety of the voters according to the Elections commission.The transportation of ballot boxes to the polling stations in 22 districts has commenced last morning (20)under tight security .
Today's election is a crucial one as the voters are voting to elect a president whom they think as can stear the country out of the worst ever economic crisis in the country occurred in 2022 according to the National Elections Commission .
Twenty One Member Cabinet Of The New Govt. Assumed. duties Today(19)
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
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The Commonwealth Business Forum has inaugurated today (12) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo with the par...
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A Motor Bicycle Rider was critically Injured and Hospitalized due to another underworld type shooting incident occurred at Delgaha Junction...
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Around 40 percent of the Ice Cream Varieties available in Food Parlors, Super Markets and Mobile Vans within the City Of Colombo are harmful...