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Four political parties disqualified

The Department of Elections has disqualified four?recognized?political parties, three with effect from last year and one from this year. All four political parties had not contested elections over a period of time since being?registered as political parties. A statement by the department of elections said that the Eelam National Democratic Front, National Unity Alliance, Peoples Front of Liberation Tigers and the United National Alternative Front had been disqualified. The symbols under which th

28 Mar, 2013

Temporary phase in Tamil Nadu says Douglas

Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Douglas Devananda?says Sri Lanka’s overall ties with India has not been affected by the recent violent incidents in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Devananda told Xinhua that the incidents in Tamil Nadu, were just a temporary phase which will soon die down. “These incidents are just temporary. Most of the incidents have been caused by certain extremist groups and it is not the overall view of the Tamil Nadu public

28 Mar, 2013

Magistrate advises Hirunika on dress code

Colombo Additional Magistrate Praharsha Ranasinghe today advised Hirunika Premachandra to wear appropriate clothes in court. The Additional Magistrate gave the advice after noting the dress Hirunika Premachandra wore to court today. Hirunika appeared in court today over an incident a couple of weeks ago where she was arrested by the Borella police and then freed on police bail. The Additional Magistrate today forwarded the case to a mediation board. She was arrested together with two others over

27 Mar, 2013