Anura Kumara Dissanayake hands over nomination papers

Heated exchange between Pakistani, Indian delegates in Colombo

A heated exchange of words had reportedly broken out between delegates from Pakistan and India at an event held in Colombo today. The heated exchange of words was over the Kashmir issue, reports said. A delegation from Pakistan had questioned the Indian delegation on the decision by India to revoke Kashmir?s special status nullifying autonomy granted to the state. However the Indian delegation had asserted that it was an internal matter. The session had to be temporarily suspended as a resul

03 Sep, 2019

Gazette issued to hold Elpitiya polls on October 11

An Extraordinary Gazette notification was issued today to hold the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections on October 11, 2019. The Supreme Court had last month ordered the Elections Commission to hold the elections of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha after accepting nominations by the Democratic United National Front (DUNF) which had earlier been rejected.

03 Sep, 2019

President says 2020 will see an SLFP-led Government

President Maithripala Sirisena says a Government led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will be formed in 2020. He said that the SLFP must form a political movement free of corruption, malpractices and unethical political practices. The President said this while addressing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Convention held to mark the 68th Anniversary of the Party at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo today. He pointed out that the entire political system has become corrupt, dishonest and

03 Sep, 2019