Police disrupt black day in N & E
Tamils in the north and the east observed a black day of independence on 04 February amid disruptions by the police.
Tamils in the north and the east observed a black day of independence on 04 February amid disruptions by the police.
A total of 56,541 suspects have been arrested during the 50-day period spanning from December 17 last year as part of the ongoing anti-drug operation 'Yukthiya' conducted island-wide.
An ailing Sri Lanka needs a smart leader who can uplift the country, said senior vice president of the United Republic Party Shiral Lakthilaka.
Not only Parliament but the Executive President is also responsible for the people, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Charitha Herath said.
The freehold title awarding programme ‘Urumaya’ is an important democratic investment for the future of the economy, said former finance minister and UNP leader for Colombo Ravi Karunanayake.
The arrest and remanding of former health minister Keheliya Rambukwella showcase the people’s force that is building up outside parliament, said the Frontline Socialist Party.
The Nationa Movement for Social Justice has called for a speedy resolution of the apparent clash between the executive and the Constitutional Council.
The Freedom People's Congress (FPC) will support a presidential candidate who will agree with its programme and will ally with him at the general election, said party MP Gunapala Ratnasekara.
Fulfilling a longstanding aspiration of the nation, 10,000 freehold titles were awarded to farmers as part of the first phase of the Urumaya program held in Dambulla yesterday (05).
In what is considered a significant change in India’s foreign policy towards Sri Lanka, the leader of the People’s Liberation Front-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has been invited to New Delhi for talks.