Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nilantha Jayawardena has been appointed as the Senior DIG Administration by the Inspector General of Police C. D. Wickramaratne.
A retired Army Colonel, W. M. R. Wijesundera, filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court yesterday (02) against the holding of the local government polls.
The March 12 Movement warns of a possible delaying of the local government polls further through court action.
The CID is investigating a reported accidental firing of a shot into the car belonging to its former director Shani Abeysekara.
Two employees of Maga Neguma have been arrested in connection with an attack on their two topmost officials during a ceremony yesterday morning (02).
The Ceylon Petrolium Corporation (CPC) reduced the prices of Lanka auto diesel and kerosene oil effective from midnight yesterday (02).
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will form an alliance along with all leftist and progressive forces to contest the upcoming local government polls, said its general secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara.
The gazette calling for nominations for the local government polls will be issued this week, said Election Commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will contest the upcoming local government polls on its own for a majority of the LG bodies, said its general secretary Sagara Kariyawasam.