Court approves FCID request to transfer CSN funds to CB

More protests in Chennai against Sri Lanka and US

The US support to a domestic probe into the Sri Lankan war crimes evoked more protests in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, the ANI news agency reported. Hundreds of members of the regional Tamilaga Valvurimai Katchi (TVK) took to the streets against the US action and demanded Indian government to press for an international enquiry into the wartime atrocities that claimed over 40,000 lives. The US has moved a resolution in the United Nations, urging Sri Lanka to set up a ‘hybrid’ court with international

30 Sep, 2015

Susil makes statement at Presidential Commission

Minister Susil Premajayantha made a statement at the Presidential Commission of inquiry into large scale corruption and fraud at the BMICH today. He was asked to appear before the Commission to make a statement with regards to unpaid election advertisements to State television when he was the General Secretary of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

30 Sep, 2015

Reforms to include 25 percent females in LG

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says reforms will be brought to include 25 percent females into Local Government (LG) bodies before the next polls, Lanka Business Online reported. The Prime Minister made these comments at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the elections department in Colombo?today. The statement comes following European election observers saying that the island had an extremely low number of female candidates participating in the general election held in August 2015. Th

30 Sep, 2015