Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to contest at the Presidential polls

Counting of votes in 2020 General Election underway

The counting of votes in the 2020 General Election is underway under tight security around the country. The Election Commission decided to commence counting votes this morning as opposed to the traditional overnight counting. The ballots were kept in rooms at counting centers overnight under tight security before counting commenced today. An overall voter turnout of over 70 percent was recorded at the close of polls of the General Elections 2020 held today. Voting at the General Elections 20

06 Aug, 2020

Army temporarily deployed for VIP security

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Army was temporarily deployed to provide security for VIPs as the Police was out on duty at the 2020 General Election, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette. The Army Commander said that troops were confined to the barracks but some platoons were kept on standby at certain Police stations. “The Army is usually not deployed on election duty as it is the duty of the Police. Over 300 Police officers were deployed on election duty islandwid

06 Aug, 2020

Lankapura PS Chairman votes despite under quarantine

The Chairman of the Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha had voted at the Parliamentary Election today (Wednesday) despite being under quarantine. According to reports, both he and his family had visited a polling booth and voted despite Health authorities refusing to allow them to vote as they had not yet completed the coronavirus quarantine process. On being informed that they had voted, the Police and Public Health Officers have sent them to a quarantine center. The Lankapura Divisional Secretariat,

05 Aug, 2020