The Supreme Court has determined that several clauses in the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will have to be approved by a two-thirds Parliamentary majority as well as by the people at a referendum, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in Parliament today (21).
The draft amendment had been presented by SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara as a private member's bill. It was thereafter challenged at the SC by several petitioners by way of Fundamental Rights Petitions.
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The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to declare an additional 50 forests as protected reserves, Under the ’Wanaspati’ National Programme.
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) warned that water supply restrictions would be imposed from 8.00pm today in Colombo District from today onwards
The meteorology department issuing a warm weather advisory for today that the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western, Northern and North central provinces and in Monaragala district.

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