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Petition against MR and cabinet postponed until Mar 12 ; prosecution to withdraw case
The petition filed prohibiting the functioning of Mahinda Rajapaksa as premiere along with his cabinet ministers was postponed until March 12 by the Court of Appeal today (Feb 21).
This was announced when the case was taken up before Justice Arjuna Obeysekere at the Appeal Court today.
Meanwhile Attorney Dinesh Vidanapathirana representing the prosecution had announced that his party would consider withdrawing the case filed by 122 parliamentarians representing the UNP, TNA, JVP, SLMC in December last year.
Attorney Dinesh Vidanapathirana had thereby requested court to issue a date on which the prosecution could inform court on the withdrawal of the case.
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50 more Forests declared under Wanaspati programme
The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to declare an additional 50 forests as protected reserves, Under the ’Wanaspati’ National Programme.
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Water cuts commence from today in Colombo district
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
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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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