Low Voter Turnout At The Local Elections

Provincial Council Election of Uva Province and the Urban Council Elections of Jaffna and Vavuniya began this morning.According to the Center of Monitoring Election Violence 25 Percent Voter turnout was reported from Uva Province and 6 and 12 Percent turnout were reported from Jafna and Vavuniya Urban Council Areas respectively during the first few hours of voting today.

Voting will conclude 4 P.M this evening.

Jafna And Vauniya Towns Remains calm On An Election Eve

Jafna andVavuniya Towns are reported as calm on the eve of the Provincial Council Elections there.According to the Government Agent of Jafna the Roads are not blocked as the Polls and Transport will allow free to move.

So far no serious incidents were reported from the two towns.

INTERPOL Arrested The Newly Elected LTTE Leader KP

The newly appointed Leader of the LTTE and most wanted Terrorist Leader next to the former Rebel Leader Valupillai Prahakaran, KP alias Kumaran Pathmanathan was arrested by the INTERPOL at Bangkok this evening.LTTE last month had announced that the KP will lead their struggle for an Ealam State in Sri Lanka.

KP is the head of the International Division of the LTTE an appointment made by the Prabhakaren.

Upto 40,000 Illegal Workers In Italy To Be Benefited

Under the Anti Crisis Bill Passed by the Italian Parliamant on 03rd of August seeking to regularize the Illegal Immigrants in Italy around 4000 to 40,000 Sri Lankan Illegal workers in Italy could be benefited Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said in Parliament today.Under the new law Illegal Workers in Italy will granted Visa Status.

Anti Crisis Law is to become effective from end of August.

State Of Emergancy Passed With Majority Of Votes

The State Of Emergency was passed in the Parliament this evening with 71 votes in favor and 1 vote against it.

More Than Seventy Injured Due To A Bus Collision

More than Seventy people including twenty five School Children got injured when Two Buses were collided this morning at Pasyala Area of the Gampaha District.The Injured were Hospitalized.

Colombo-Vavuniya Train Service Resumed

Besides the Bus Service Between Colombo-Jafna,Colombo to Vavuniya Train Service too begun it's operation yesterday after a lapse of one and half years.This Train Service was paralyzed due to the War experienced in Vavuniya.

According to the Officials all the trains that are operated Previously back to Track again.