The Budget 2021 for Tamil National Alliance (TNA) dominated Jaffna Municipal Council (JMC) was defeated for a second time today forcing the Mayor E.Arnold to step down from his post.
The Budget which was defeated earlier was submitted again by the Mayor to the 45 member council today and a vote was called. 21 Councilors voted in favour of the budget while 24 voted against it.
According to the Local government regulations, a new Mayor has to be elected within next two weeks since the official declaration through a gazette notification.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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