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After visiting IDP welfare centres:
UN envoy pleased with progress
While appreciating the efforts made by the
government to shelter the IDPs and provide them with all facilities,
the Internally Displaced Persons housed at the Menik Farm welfare
centre in Vavuniya have told the UN’s top envoy on IDPs that they
want to go back to their own villages soon, but that they do not
want to suffer under terrorism again.
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Heavy vehicles worth Rs. 2,353 million presented to Army
Over one-hundred heavy vehicles worth Rs. 2,353
million were presented to the Sri Lanka Army for development
activities currently under way in the Northern Province. The
vehicles purchased from China, include 22 bulldozers, 37 motor
graders, nine rollers, 14 excavators and 19 wheel loaders.
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Overwhelming response:
Over 6,500 applications for PCs in North
An overwhelming response with 6,500 applications
to recruit police constables in the North has been received in
Jaffna, according to the Superintendent of police Jaffna, G. H.
Marapana.
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Southern polling cards to be distributed today
Polling cards for the forthcoming Southern
Provincial Council (SPC) elections will be distributed today,
according to Additional Elections Commissioner Sumanasiri
Weerasinghe.
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MTF to set up full-fledged university
The Mahapola Trust Fund (MTF) has decided to set
up a full fledged university in Sri Lanka. The MTF met last week
under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Asoka De Silva and took
several decisions for the benefit of the students and the country’s
education sector.
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A gang of eight in motor cycles snatching gold chains from women was taken into custody by Wellawa Police. According to Police, the gang had been operating in several villages in the Kurunegala district and had robbed gold chains over Rs. 500,000.
Postal Votes Percentage in Monaragala District - Mahinda Rajapaksa 66.70%& Sarath Fonseka 32.95% | President Mahinda Rajapaksa - United People's Freedom Alliance – 4,988 | General Sarath Fonseka - New Democratic Front – 2,464
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. The match played in Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India 245/all out (48.02 ov).Sri Lanka 249/6 (48.3 ov)
