The Election Commission has asked the government to alloacte Rs 5 Billion as the total expenditure for upcoming local elections in April next year, a senior official of the Commission said.
Addressing at a press briefing today, Chairman of the Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that he is expecting that the due local polls would be held before April 30 since government has to finalize the gazetation process of Delimitation of wards island wide by December 31.
"The Commission has no power to declare the date of the local polls. It is up to the relavant minister announce it after completing delimitation process," Commissioner Deshapriya said.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Acting Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, was appointed as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka a short while ago.
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