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The acceptance of nominations for the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections will conclude today (20). According to the Election Commission, no nominations will be accepted after 12.00 noon today.The acceptance of nominations for 336 Local Government institutions commenced on March 17, and the election date is scheduled to be announced after the nomination period concludes.The deadline for placing deposits for the LG Elections concluded yesterday (19).Meanwhile, former Member of Parliament (MP) Udaya Gammanpila said that the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance is ready to deliver the change that the people have been waiting for in the upcoming LG Elections.Former Parliamentarian and the leader…

Under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative, the Army continues its unwavering support for the school renovation project, which aims to refurbish 1,000 schools across the country. As part of this initiative, over 14,500 Army personnel have been allocated to selected schools under the supervision of the respective Security Forces Headquarters.With the technical and workforce assistance extended by Army personnel, the project commenced on 20 February 2025 and successfully completed the renovation of 496 schools by 17 March 2025.Furthermore, under this initiative, roof repairs, painting, and refurbishment were carried out, damaged school fences were reconstructed, access roads were renovated, and nearly…

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has introduced a new board, called the Catalyst Board, to facilitate the listing of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), as proposed in the 2025 Budget presented by the government.This was revealed by CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara in response to a journalist’s query at the Invest Sri Lanka Media Conference held in Colombo yesterday (18).CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara stated:“What we’ve done is establish an SOE board, called the Catalyst Board, which has a framework that allows any SOE to get listed—banks, the CPC, the CEB, or whoever. There’s a framework now enabling them to list”Recognizing the challenges SOEs…

A container truck transporting beer bottles has met with an accident on the Colombo-Ratnapura main road in the Meennana area in Eheliyagoda, completely blocking the road.Heavy traffic congestion has been reported in the area due to the incident, said Ada Derana reporter.A large number of beer bottles have fallen on the road and shattered after the container truck reportedly toppled while taking a bend.

The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, has announced a ban on the live broadcast of Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna’s statements on audiovisual and social media for the next eight parliamentary sessions, starting tomorrow (20).Accordingly, MP Archuna’s speeches in Parliament on March 20, 21, April 8, 9, 10, May 6, 7 and 8 will be barred from being broadcast live due to the controversial speeches made by him, Speaker announced in Parliament today.This decision was made in response to derogatory and insulting statements made by the MP, which the Speaker deemed detrimental to national unity and reconciliation.Additionally, the Speaker…

The Election Commission has announced that the process for placing deposits for the Local Government Elections is scheduled to conclude at 12:00 noon today (19).The commission has stated that the handing over of deposit, which commenced on March 3, will not be extended under any circumstances.Deposits for the Local Government Elections were accepted at the District Secretariats, according to the Election Commission.Meanwhile, the deadline for the accepting of nominations for the Local Government Elections is set to conclude at 12:00 noon tomorrow (20).Nominations were first accepted on March 17, the Election Commission said.Following the nomination deadline, the Election Commission has…

Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, made a special statement in Parliament today (19) regarding former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who surrendered to court this morning.The Minister confirmed that Tennakoon, who had been evading police for several days and was under significant national attention, has surrendered to the Matara Court.Minister Wijepala also informed Parliament that a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had inspected Tennakoon’s residence in Hokandara yesterday (18). During the inspection, a total of 1,009 bottles of liquor, including 795 foreign liquor bottles and 214 wine bottles, were discovered.In addition, a pistol-type weapon, suspected to…

The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who appeared before the Matara Magistrate’s Court this morning, has been ordered remanded until tomorrow (20) by the court.Tennakoon had surrendered to the Matara Magistrate’s Court earlier today after evading arrest for nearly 20 days. The Matara Magistrate’s Court had previously ordered the arrest of eight police officers including former officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) and former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, and named them as suspects in the shooting incident that occurred in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area of Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023.Following this, the…

Sri Lanka’s ODI captain Charith Asalanka and Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva have filed a petition in the Court of Appeal seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the decision of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to levy Withholding Tax on the players of the Sri Lanka national cricket team by considering them as employees of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).The petition was taken up today for the confirmation of facts before a bench comprising the Acting Chairman of the Appeals Court, Justice Mohamed Lafar Tahir and Justice K.P. Fernando.The court ordered that the petition be called on March 28…

Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station. Splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle, bringing their unplanned odyssey to an end.Within an hour, the astronauts were out of their capsule, waving and smiling at the cameras while being hustled away in reclining stretchers for…