Indian suppliers find Nepali market viable for lab equipment sales

TNA briefs Indian government

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has briefed India on the latest developments leading up to the Northern Provincial Council elections. According to reports, a meeting took place between TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah and the Indian Consul General in Jaffna Shri V. Mahalingam. While details of the discussion have not been made public it is understood the Indian official was briefed on the selection of former Supreme Court judge C V Wigneswaran as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the

19 Jul, 2013

Japan hopes for fair poll

Japan says it will support the conduct of free and fair elections in the Northern, North Western and Central Provincial Councils. The Japanese government appreciates the initiative taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in directing the Elections Commissioner to conduct elections in the north, in pursuit of realizing the recommendation of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission, the Japanese Embassy in Colombo said. The Japanese Embassy said the election would be a milestone for the Gove

19 Jul, 2013

MR assures north clergy

A group of priests from the Diocese of Mannar, along with several local politicians from the region, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. The President said that the government is committed to continue developing the northern regions because every Sri Lankan deserves the same facilities regardless of their religion, ethnicity or geographical location. While thanking the President for all the development work that has taken place in the region, the clergy

18 Jul, 2013