The Gazette pertain to conducting polls for local bodies was signed by Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha at the ministry today. The new gazette details the number of members to each local authorities under the powers vested by three amendments passed recently.
The new gazette notification also authorized to create five local bodies in the country after the cabinet approval.
Due to the prevailing issues that the Provincial Councils in the Nuwera Eliya district are facing, Nuwera Eliya and Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabahs will be divided into six local bodies. A new municipal council will also be established in Polonnaruwa.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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