Suspect arrested in Raddolugama with air rifle, swords

Courts close in protest

Work at almost all the courts around the country came to a standstill today in protest over allegations that government Minister Rishard Badhudeen had threatened a judge in Mannar. Legal proceedings scheduled for today were postponed and people who had court cases to be heard today had been turned back when they went to court. The Judges Association of Sri Lanka (JASL) had yesterday said it will file legal action on the Minister while the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) had said it will go

20 Jul, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee is India’s next president

Pranab Mukherjee will be India’s 13th president, officials announced Sunday, as the former finance minister comfortably crossed the halfway mark with 558,000 votes to secure his journey to Rashtrapati Bhavan. His rival, former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, was way behind with 239,966 votes as counting continued, Mukherjee’s polling agent Pravin H. Parikh told IANS. “He has crossed the halfway mark. He is the president-elect,” Parikh said. Though the result was clear, votes would continue to b

22 Jul, 2012

Over 3000 candidates for PC polls

The elections department says nominations were received from 91 recognized political parties and 88 independent groups to contest the elections in the?North Central, Sabaragamuwa and Eastern Provinces in September. However the nominations filed by two recognized political parties and two independent groups were rejected by the elections department. As a result 89 recognized political parties and 86 independent groups consisting of a total of just over 3000 candidates have been approved to cont

19 Jul, 2012