No confidence motion against EPC chairperson
No confidence motion against EPC chairperson

21 May 2013

Claiming that the eastern provincial council bring good neither for its people nor the councilors, its oposition says it plans to bring a no confidence motion against the EPC’s chairperson. When the EPC met in Trincomalee today, the opposition was due to table a proposal against the electricity tariffs increase, but the chairperson decided to put off the meeting until June...

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At least 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado- officials
At least 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado- officials
21 May 2013

Monstrous tornado at least a half-mile  wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening...

STF arrested six smugglers
STF arrested six smugglers
21 May 2013

During a raid  at Kolonnawa STF recovered 13,499 kg of Wallapatta herb valued at Rs 200 million...

Around 24 injured bus felling to a precipice
Around 24 injured bus felling to a precipice
 21 May 2013

Around 24 persons injured after a private bus from Jaffna to Diyatalawa toppled down to a precipice at...

Sarana Gunawardena violates court order
Sarana Gunawardena violates court order
 21 May 2013

Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena being a chief suspect of a court case has travelled abroad violating a...

SC to call petition against power tariff hike today
SC to call petition against power tariff hike today
 21 May 2013

It is reported that A petition filed by the Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (LHRD) last week against...

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No salaries for more than 250,000

21-05-2013

No salaries for more than 250,000

More than 250,000 teachers and nonacademic staff in public schools not received their  May salary , which has put them into a great hardship, its sources said Those government servants have...

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No confidence motion against EPC chairpe…

21-05-2013

No confidence motion against EPC chairperson

Claiming that the eastern provincial council bring good neither for its people nor the councilors, its oposition says it plans to bring a no confidence motion against the EPC’s chairperson. When...

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At least 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado- …

21-05-2013

At least 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado- officials

Monstrous tornado at least a half-mile  wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers...

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STF arrested six smugglers

21-05-2013

STF arrested six smugglers

During a raid  at Kolonnawa STF recovered 13,499 kg of Wallapatta herb valued at Rs 200 million ready  for smuggling . Around six persons including two Indian arrested by the...

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Around 24 injured bus felling to a preci…

21-05-2013

Around 24 injured bus felling to a precipice

Around 24 persons injured after a private bus from Jaffna to Diyatalawa toppled down to a precipice at Ramboda in Kotmale, police sources said. All injuired persons rushed to nearest...

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Biggest strike after 1980

21-05-2013

Biggest strike after 1980

The employees in both private and public sector are in strike today demanding the government to reduce the electricity tariff, which was the biggest strike after 1980. All opposition trade unions...

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Sarana Gunawardena violates court order

21-05-2013

Sarana Gunawardena violates court order

Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena being a chief suspect of a court case has travelled abroad violating a court order, our news sources said He was allegedly abducting a child by threating...

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Appeal Court allows Jaffna landowners t…

21-05-2013

Appeal Court allows Jaffna landowners to amend petition

More than 1,473 petitioners, from Achchuveli, Palali, Jaffna yesterday applied to the Court of Appeal seeking permission to add to their writ application that the proposed acquisition of their land,...

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SC to call petition against power tariff…

21-05-2013

SC to call petition against power tariff hike today

It is reported that A petition filed by the Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (LHRD) last week against the recent decision of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the...

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12,000 rice eating set of people at Camp…

21-05-2013

12,000 rice eating set of people at Campbell Park and 3000 grass eating cattles at Lake House roundabout

It is said 15 May agitation that spearheaded by trade unions and opposition parties against the electricty tariff hike was a success and it  has participated more than  12,000 intelligent...

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JVP founder’s daughter arrested

21-05-2013

JVP founder’s daughter arrested

JVP founder Rohana Wijeweera’s daughter Easha was arrested last morning after she was alleged to have assaulted her mother and brother, Police sources said. Police sources said the incident was said...

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Uni teachers to boycott lectures tomorro…

20-05-2013

Uni teachers to boycott lectures tomorrow

The Federation of University Lecturers Association (FUTA) says  that university lecturers would boycott lectures on the 21st to support the nationwide strike action planned to protest the electricity tariff hike. President...

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Government gets panic over tomorrow’s to…

20-05-2013

Government gets panic over tomorrow’s token strike-Ranil

The government has become upset and has got panic now itself owing to the general strike against the government’s decision to increase electricity tariff, which has been planned for tomorrow...

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Businessman found dead in his garden

20-05-2013

Businessman found dead in his garden

It is reported that a body of a businessman had been found with burn injuries from the garden of his residence in Thalwatta, Kelaniya today, the Police said. Kelaniya Police is...

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More rains in the country

20-05-2013

More rains in the country

It said that heavy rains are reported in most part of the country was due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal. This will result in heavy rains in...

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Sri Lanka under Indian command owing to …

20-05-2013

Sri Lanka under Indian command owing to cricket- Arjuna

Sri Lanka is now under Indian command due to the game of cricket, which was quite viable during the recent past, former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain and parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga...

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Consuming less sugar could reduce diabe…

20-05-2013

Consuming less sugar could reduce diabetes patients by 55 percent

If sugar intake reduces five percent for five years, number of diabetes patients could be reduced by 55 percent in the country, Health Ministry sources said. For a person sugar intake...

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Artists extend their support for 21 May …

20-05-2013

Artists extend their support for 21 May strike

All artists will also join and support tomorrow’s strike against the government for increasing electricity tariff, its sources said. Due to the increasing of cost of living in the country it...

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Everything is ready for tomorrow’s strik…

20-05-2013

Everything is ready for tomorrow’s strike- D.K Lalkantha

The general strike that has been planned for tomorrow against the electricity tariff hike will be held under any circumstances and available to face any challenge against the government Chairman-...

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Tissa challenges the government to hold …

20-05-2013

Tissa challenges the government to hold a referendum

UNP challenges the government for holding of elections in the country. “We are now challenging the government to hold a referendum, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanyake said. He said that the government...

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IMAGE Tissa challenges the government to hold a referendum
Monday, 20 May 2013
UNP challenges the government for holding of elections in the country. “We are now challenging the government to hold a referendum, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanyake said. He said that the government is now unset of holding the Central... Read More...
IMAGE EC wants giving voting rights to temporary residents
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Elections Commissioner (EC) Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday that he proposed to grant voting rights to those living in temporary places of residence or in rented places of residence in the forthcoming Northern PC poll following representations... Read More...
IMAGE Everything is ready for tomorrow’s strike- D.K Lalkantha
Monday, 20 May 2013
The general strike that has been planned for tomorrow against the electricity tariff hike will be held under any circumstances and available to face any challenge against the government Chairman- National Trade Union Committee D.K Lalkantha said.... Read More...
IMAGE Broad public struggle could defeat the government-Lalkantha
Sunday, 19 May 2013
JVP politburo member and head of the National Trade Union Center (NTUC), K. D. Lalkantha says that the strike called on the 21st by the Coordinating Committee for a Joint Trade Union Alliance demanding the withdrawal of electricity tariff increase... Read More...
IMAGE CID record a statement from former Army Chief
Friday, 17 May 2013
It is said that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recorded a statement from former army commander and Democratic Party leader Sarath Fonseka last evening, regarding the attempt on his life by a suicide bomber that took place inside the... Read More...
IMAGE UNPers given special training how to defeat the government
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a Germany-based International Non-Government Organization (INGO), has held a two-day special workshop for United National Party (UNP) Members of Parliament, Local Government bodies and Provincial Councils, at the... Read More...
IMAGE Govt. urged to cancel Sampur power project
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
It is reported that an  Alliance against Corruption, an affiliate of Transparency International, yesterday said that the proposed 500 Megawatt coal fired power plant at Sampur will incur a loss of Rs 763 million per year, once commissioned,... Read More...
IMAGE 21 May strike only the start-Lalkantha
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
National Trade Union Centre says that 21 May strike to be staged against the electricity power hike would be the first step on it. They will vehemently protest until the new electricity tariff structure withdraws, Head of the Centre D.K Lalkantha... Read More...
IMAGE Estate sector trade unions to support nationwide strike on the 21st
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Trade unions in estate sector have extended their support to the nationwide strike action on the 21st called by the Coordinating Committee for a Joint Trade Union Alliance. The All Ceylon Estate Workers' Union has said that the estate sector... Read More...
IMAGE NPC election first Central Wayaba later
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The government is planning to hold the Northern Provincial Councilelections in early September and to conduct the polls for the Centraland Wayamba Provincial councils later in the same month, our newssources said. Senior government members had... Read More...
IMAGE Ranil vows to continue campaign
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Opposition/UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday  vowed to continue the protest campaigns until the government calls off the increase of electricity rates. Addressing the joint protest in Colombo he said the numbers taking part in the... Read More...
IMAGE No PC election for North
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Given the current situation it is no deed or requirment  for holding a Provincial Council (PC) election for the Northern region and a letter was sen to the President, by the Sihala Urimaya party. In their letter to the President they have... Read More...
IMAGE Protest campaign in Talawa town
Thursday, 16 May 2013
There was a protest at Talawa town against the electricity tariff hike. UNP members in the North Central Provincial Council and Talawa Pradeshia Sabha took the initiative for the protest. Protest walk was held staring from Talawa railway station to... Read More...
IMAGE Amunugama says the bitter truth on electricity
Monday, 13 May 2013
Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation and Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that electricity tariff was increased to cover up the continued losses incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). “But the... Read More...
IMAGE Salley to head NUA
Monday, 13 May 2013
Leader of the Muslim-Tamil National Alliance (MTNA) Azath Salley has decided to head the National Unity Alliance (NUA), which he intends to register as a political party. Speaking to a local newspaper  from his hospital bed at Nawaloka where he... Read More...
IMAGE UNP Executive Committee meeting scheduled for today
Monday, 13 May 2013
UNP Executive Committee meeting has been scheduled for today, Srikotha  sources said. At the meeting they are expecting to discuss certain matters pertaining to the up and coming Northern Provincial Council and several other imports aspects... Read More...