Govt mulls LG elections in Mullaitivu
The Government is contemplating whether elections for
the Puthukudiyiruppu Pradeshiya Sabha and the Maritime Pattu Pradeshiya
Sabha in the Mullaitivu district should be held before or after the
completion of the de-mining process.
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Voice of the President
On Palestinian state :
Its, time for collective resolve and action
He stopped near the cartoon, with the Opposition
Leader Ranil Wickramesinghe which was hanging at the edge of a rock as
it was thrown out, not intentionally but due to the push by Opposition
Parliamentarians, who dragged UNP co-deputy leader, Karu Jayasuriya in,
in their tussle over the new party leadership. The Chief Guest President
Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 'Siththaru Andi Ru – 2011, an exhibition by Sri
Lanka's 'chithrakatha' artists, burst out laughing.
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Leadership, judged by track record and conduct – Chief Opposition
Whip
The United National Party (UNP), the second oldest
political party in the country, formed by the first Prime Minister of
Ceylon, D.S. Senanayake ruled the country for over three decades under a
number of leaders in different terms. The Grand Old Party suffered
temporary setbacks even in the distant past, but it never remained in
the Opposition for more than one Parliamentary term, until the 1994
General Election.
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