Valayarmadam Liberated by Naval Units Engaged in the Confrontation
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The Island 2 Monday 27th April, 2009 Home News Page Two Are you a lucky winner? VASANA SATURDAY DEVELOPMENT MAHAJANA SUWASETHA SHRAMA JAYAVIRU SAMPATHA JAYODA FORTUNE FORTUNE GOVISETHA SAMPATHA Date: 22-04-2009 VASANA Date:22-04-2009 Date: 23-04-2009 Date:30-03-2009 Date:11-04-2009 Draw No: 1081 Draw No.698 Date: 24-04-2009 Draw No. 273 Date: 12-04-2009 Draw No. 457 Draw No. 764 Draw No. 533 Draw No. 2010 Date21-04-2009 Date:06-04-2009 Draw No. 2123 Bonus No 40 Draw No. 172 Winning Nos : Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Bonus No : 24 Zodiac symbol-Cancer Winning Nos. Winning Nos. Winning Nos : Winning Nos. T-20-33-34-61 Bonus No. 42 I -13 -27 -32 -38 Winning Letter Winning Nos:- U-26-36-59-67 V-6-9-9-7-1-5 U-34-38-46-51 V-03-15-26-42 C -13-19-35-40 Z-05-09-19-38 05- 09 - 23 - 43 Results of recent PC polls Valayarmadam liberated by naval units engaged in the confrontation. Three LTTE craft blast, 12 cadres killed Meanwhile, the SLAF contin- ued to mount attacks on LTTE Supplies needed by Tamil civilians airlifted positions just outside the civil- ian safe zone on the Mullaitivu by Shamindra Ferdinando Gen. Sarath Fonseka flew to Rajapaksa told The Island that coast as the besieged enemy Vavuniya, where he reviewed the army was about to finish off units offered fierce resistance to The army yesterday liberated ongoing action on the front. what is left of the LTTE’s conven- the 53 Division pushing towards Valayarmadam area as pressure The army said that 23 LTTE tional fighting capability. the zone. The SLAF deployed mounted on Vellamullivaikkal, cadres including six women had Responding to our queries, he jets yesterday, too, as it contin- the last LTTE stronghold where surrendered to the army with said that the LTTE leadership ued to move urgently needed Velupillai Prabhakaran, his intel- their weapons after troops cut off should surrender immediately or supplies to people reaching gov- ligence chief Pottu Amman and their escape routes. face the consequences. ernment-held areas. An SLAF Sea Tiger leader Soosai, are A spokesperson for the 58 The army said that the 58 official told The Island that sev- trapped. Division told The Island that Division had moved into eral fixed wing aircraft, includ- The 58 Division fought its way troops had rescued over 700 civil- Valayarmadam area after a group ing two C-130s had been into Valayarmadam on Saturday ians held hostage by the LTTE. of priests including three parish deployed for the humanitarian evening as the LTTE retreated. He said that the assault spear- priests, 14 nuns and four novice operation. “We operated aircraft The newly liberated village is sit- headed by Army Commandos and nuns belonging to Penecostal A group of Catholic clergy arrives in the Army held area on Saturday from Ratmalana, uated six kms away from Special Forces, involved 10 SLLI Mission had reached troops on Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Vellamullivaikkal. Several hours (Sri Lanka Light Infantry) and 12 Saturday morning. hours of yesterday destroyed Karunaratne told The Island Hingurakkgoda and Koggala,” before the army reached GW (Gemuju Watch). The navy deployed off three LTTE craft, killing 12 that the remaining boats had he said, adding that the air lift Valayarmadam, army chief Lt. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Vellamullivaikkal in the early cadres. Commander Mahesh retreated amidst heavy attacks would continue. Govt. exploited battlefield Susil says victory a mandate for war, wants entry victories, says Tissa UNP will never be able to win of Ravi and Tissa into counting centre proved without reform –– SB The General Secretary of by Franklin R. Satyapalan TMVP, had obtained 51% of Responding to our Attanayake, too, had joined the UNP Tissa Attanayake, General Secretary of the the votes in the East and queries, he said that the Karunanayake, he said. MP, said that the government UPFA, Minister Susil received 65% of votes in UPFA had protested and He emphasised that a compre- had manipulated battlefield Premajayanth yesterday said that the WPC. complained to hensive investigation should be victories to win the WPC, as it the people of the Western “In Kaduwela, we Commissioner of Elections held to ascertain why the election did at the previous PC elec- tions. There was no reason Province by granting a fresh man- obtained 66,362 votes Dayananda Dissanayake staff and police had allowed them for them to crow about a date for the ruling coalition had against the UNP’s 24,219 over UNP MP Ravi to interfere with the counting resounding victory as they Tissa SB clearly endorsed the country’s and similarly won with ease Karunanayake’s entry into process. had made use of bloody war meal elections war to eradicate terrorism and in Horana, Mahara and Susil the counting Centre at D. S. Premjayanth said that UNP to deceive the voters, he said. hold a General election so usher in peace and development. Minuwangoda electorates.” Senanayake College and leaders were making a ridiculous He attributed what he that we can teach them a les- The people had placed their He said when compared with interfering with the counting attempt to blame their latest termed a low voter turnout to son or two.” faith in President Mahinda the UPFA’s vote at the last WPC process. defeat on the government by threats and intimidation of vot- The National Organizer of Rajapaksa’s leadership, he said. poll in July 2004, there had been Subsequently, the General accusing the UPFA of malprac- ers by goons working for rul- the UNP S. B. Dissanayake The UPFA together with the an overall increase of 10%. Secretary of the UNP Tissa tices. ing party candidates. Despite admitted that the UNP would their threats, the UNP had never be able to win elections successfully retained the five unless they restructured the electorates won by the party party. at the last elections to the He told The Island that From Now,... page 1 WPC, he said, expressing sat- there was an urgent need to Govt. exploited battlefield isfaction that the UNP had revamp the party, including against a 21 years old computer been able to maintain its hold far reaching changes to the student Hitesh Chauhan. on the city. Party Constitution. The student was quickly victories for political gain – JVP He slammed President He said that there was no whisked away by the security per- Mahinda Rajapaksa for not point in going before the peo- sonnel for interrogation. JVP leader Somawansa pary had in the WPC from The Senior Vice having all PC polls on one ple without bringing in new However, after the incident the Amerasinghe yesterday 23 to 3. President of the CWC, Ex- day. faces to the top. “People are “If the government was so fed up with the old leader- public meeting of the Prime refused to comment on the A JVP spokesman said MP R. Yogarajan said that confident of winning why do ship. They want a change,” Minister continued as scheduled. outcome of the polls which that the JVP would brief the party would make its they, without holding piece he said. According to details, the student had brought down the num- the press today on position known today. was sitting in front row of the rally ber of representatives his Saturday’s polls outcome. Somawansa and lobbed the sneaker towards the Prime Minister when he started his TOP ... From page 1 speech. The security personnel grabbed him immediately and the Govt... From page 1 Co-Chairs... UPFA supporter killed Nimal Chandraratne (41, 982), Jagath Angage (38,090), Chandrabahu sneaker fell short of the dais a few response to the calls made by the From page 1 Adikaram (34,929), Lalith Waranakula (31,791), Sumith Lal Mendis (31,702), feet away. UN, EU, the governments of India and by Norman Palihawadana Keerthi Kariyawasam (31, 475) and Chandrasiri Karunaratne (28, 870). India has been witnessing shoe- others, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil The UNP won five slots with Ajith G. Perera topping the list with 28,568 pref- Chairs remained deeply concerned erence votes. Palitha Thewarapperuma (28, 450), Lakshman Wijemanne throwing incidents against its lead- Eelam (LTTE) has announced a unilat- about the large number of civilians who are An 18-year-old UPFA supporter suc- cumbed to gunshot injuries sustained during (27,780), Kithsiri Kahatapitiya (20,147) and P. D. Abeyratne (16,456) ers for the last three weeks and first eral ceasefire,” an LTTE statement still caught in the conflict area. a clash that took place yesterday between Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, who contested the district from JVP ticket, entered incident took place when a Sikh said. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and UPFA supporters at Baddowita in Attitidya, the council by polling 3,093 votes. journalist Jarnail Singh hurled Sri Lanka responded by saying the Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa rebels must either surrender or be shortly after the conclusion of the Western Sugath Matugamage and Lal Kularatne, who contested the district on are on record saying that ordinary LTTE show on Home Minister P destroyed. Provincial Council polls. the UPFA ticket failed in their bid. cadres would be rehabilitated but its leader, Chidambaram on April 7 during his Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Political sources told The Island that a Former Provincial Minister and senior SLFP politician Prasanna press conference in Delhi. Rajapaksa yesterday told The Island Velupillai Prabhakaran and his senior ‘com- gang led by a prominent UPFA candidate Ranatunga had polled 186,338 preferential votes leading the Gampaha A shoe was hurled at BJP leader that there was no point in talking manders’ including Soosai and Pottu had opened fire, following a clash.