Over 250 bottles of liquor seized in raid by excise officers

UNP led Government to devolve powers

A United National Party (UNP) led Government will devolve powers to the provinces within the policies of an undivided Sri Lanka, UNP leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. Speaking at the UNP special convention in Borella, Wickremesinghe said that he believes every community in every part of the country should be able to enjoy equal rights. Wickremesinghe also said land acquired during the war will be returned to the rightful owners in the North and East as well as in the S

11 Jul, 2015

SLFP to probe members who backed the elephant

The?Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) said that it will initiate an inquiry against several SLFP members who have agreed to contest the August parliamentary elections with the ruling United National Party (UNP). An opposition member on the grounds of anonymity said that the SLFP would seek an explanation from the defected members and a party inquiry would be initiated to ascertain if the members could continue under the SLFP membership. Meanwhile, opposition Leader Nimal Siripala De Silva said th

11 Jul, 2015

Jaffna sees sharp fall in number of voters

The Jaffna electoral district in the Northern Province has witnessed a sharp drop of over 25 per cent in the number of voters, The Hindu newspaper reported. According to the 2010 data, this electoral district, covering Killinochchi, too, had about 7.21 lakh voters, which fell to 5.29 lakh in 2014. The steep decline arouses curiosity as the Eelam War IV was over in May 2009, over a year before the release of the 2010 data. Explaining the difference, M. M. Mohamed, Additional Commissioner of El

11 Jul, 2015