SJB’s Sumedha Arunashantha elected Kurunegala mayor
Sumedha Arunashantha of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been elected mayor of Kurunegala.
Sumedha Arunashantha of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been elected mayor of Kurunegala.
The dissolution of several local government bodies is under consideration, said subject state minister Janaka Wakkumbura.
The attorney general has considered a request by the IGP and decided to appeal against the releasing of IUSF convener Wasantha Mudalige on bail, said Justice Ministry sources.
Spokesperson of the Catholic Church Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando has been released on police bail in connection with a road accident.
A new presidential directive has become another hurdle against holding the local government polls.
IUSF convener Wasantha Mudalige stresses that he is not prepared to kneel down before the government and vows to continue the struggles against its repression of the people.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is without a public mandate to implement anything outside the policy manifesto of his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila.
An inquiry has been sought to find out if cash deposits placed with the Election Commission for the local government polls are misused in any way.
February 04 is our independence day, a day we celebrate and rethink our independence.
The French government has agreed to support the training of Sri Lankan police personnel.