UPFA meets polls chief over National list

Indian fishermen to protest over Sri Lanka

Fishermen in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Monday decided to call for a bandh to protest against the central government’s indifference to the issues concerning them, the Times of India reported. At a meeting held in Rameswaram, fishermen leaders also decided to get support from political parties. “In the coming days, we are going to meet the leaders of all political parties. We are also planning to call for a one-day bandh in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry to condemn the Centre’s indifference to us,

05 May, 2015

Shirani barred from leaving

Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake has been barred by court from leaving the country. Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya issued the order when Bandaranayake appeared in court today over a case filed by the bribery and corruption commission. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) consisting of some 100 lawyers appeared in the case representing Bandaranayake. The case was postponed to February 14 next year. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Sep, 2013

Jayampathy calls for new constitution

Jayampathy Wickramaratne, the leader of a three-member team that prepared the 19th Constitutional Amendment in Sri Lanka, called for a new Constitution which will include a fresh Bill of Rights and address the issues of devolution of powers to provincial councils and power sharing at the Centre. Pointing out that the 19th Amendment did not cover the issues of devolution and power sharing, the expert told The Hindu on Monday that ?ideally speaking, we should have a brand new Constitution. We can

05 May, 2015