The Election Commission has submitted a motion to the Supreme Court, that under the current circumstances it was not possible to keep to the March 9 schedule to conduct the Local Government elections.
The Commission has cited the delay in completing the printing of ballot papers, the failure to provide adequate fuel supplies and other arrangements for the failure to keep to the schedule.
The EC had previously informed Courts that it was making all arrangements to conduct the elections on March 9.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court which took up two petitions filed by opposition politicians calling to issue an ruling on the EC to conduct elections in time, noted that such ruling was not required as the Commission had assured that elections could be held in time.
Meanwhile Security has been strengthened at the Government Printer’s office in Colombo. More than 100 army personnel and 50 policemen have been deployed.
The Government Printer, Ms Gangani Liyanage had called for additional security .
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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