The Election Commission (EC) has said that Sarana Mawatha in Rajagiriya will be closed off from 7 am until 1 pm on October 7 - when nominations for the presidential election would be accepted.
Issuing a statement, EC Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that Sarana Mawatha where the EC is also located, would be closed for pedestrians and vehicles.
Accordingly, all employees of institutions located down Sarana Mawatha would be informed about the road closure, Deshapriya said.
Meanwhile, the EC has also issued another set of guidelines which would be in effect on October 7. The guidelines are produced below :
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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