UPFA predicts clean sweep

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) yesterday claimed that they would make a clean sweep at Saturday’s Provincial Council election for Central and Northwestern, winning all 40 polling divisions in the five districts with an overwhelming majority.

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Local Govt polls in North

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a special message to the first meeting of SAARC Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs said yesterday that the Local Government election will be held at the earliest opportunity to elect representatives to local bodies, once the North is liberated from the LTTE.

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Majority could decide minority nominee -SC

The Supreme Court indicated to the Speaker that the nominee of the minority parties in Parliament for the Constitutional Council (CC) could be chosen on the basis of the majority decision if there was no consensus, when the rights application in connection with appointments to the CC was mentioned yesterday.

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Prabhakaran will have to pay for attacking Dalada Maligawa- President

In a few days, Prabhakaran will have to pay compensation for attacking the Dalada Maligawa and the Sri Maha Bodhi, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a UPFA rally at Getambe in Kandy.

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