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Poisoning found to be cause of death of seven elephants

Poisoning has been found to be the cause of death of seven elephants in Habarana recently. A committee appointed by the Wildlife Department to investigate the cause of death of the seven elephants found that the animals had been poisoned. The Army and Police were deployed to search the forest reserve in Hambarana on 28 September after five elephants were found dead. During the search operation the carcasses of two more elephants were found. The carcasses of the first four elephants were foun

09 Oct, 2019

Elections Commission says 35 candidates to contest polls

A record 35 candidates handed in their nomination papers on Monday to contest the Presidential election next month. The Elections Commission announced that 35 candidates have been approved to contest the Presidential election on 16 November. National Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that among the candidates are independent candidates and candidates from recognized political parties. Deshapriya said that 41 candidates had placed cash bonds to contest the election but of t

07 Oct, 2019

Nagananda Kodituwakku claims he was misled

Attorney-at-law Nagananda Kodituwakku today claimed that he had been misled by the political party which wanted him to contest the Presidential election. Nagananda Kodituwakku had publicly campaigned to contest the election and collected money for his campaign. However he had not placed the cash bond to contest the election by the deadline. Kodituwakku appeared outside the National Elections Commission today saying he wanted to file objections against the candidate of the?Okkoma Wesiyo Okkoma

07 Oct, 2019