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SATURDAY FORTUNE JATHIKA SAMPATHA SUPIRI VASANA MAHAJANA SAMPATHA DEVELOPMENT FORTUNE DOUBLE CHANCE JAYAVIRU GOVI SETHA VASANA Date 24-02-2010 Date:03-03-2010 Draw No: 01 SAMPATHA SAMPATHA Date: 12-03-2010 Draw No: 1174 Date:03-03-2010 Date: 08-03-2010 Draw No.2099 Draw No.01 Date 16-03-2010 Date 09-03-2010 Date: 11-03-2010 Date: 13-03-2010 Draw No. 2215 Draw No. 501 Draw Bones No55 Bonus No:04 Zodiac Symbol: Cancer Super No.23 Draw No. 810 Draw No. 540 Winning No: Winning Nos: Winning Nos : No. 745 Winning No: Winning Nos: Winning Nos: Bonus No. 15 Bonus No. 25 U-0-0-7-9-9-7 21 - 36 - 39 - 47 03 - 19 - 21 - 28 S- 18-37- 68- 71 L- 02 - 29 - 32 -52 E- 19 - 38 - 50 -64 R- 18- 27- 28- 64 D- 4 - 9- 3 - 6- 4- 3 30-40-45-52 Polonnaruwa candidates not involved in ‘Battle of the Blues’ by Shamindra Ferdinando said ministerial appointments were not SLFP general secretary Maithripala the only opportunities available in the Sirisena yesterday (March 17) said government. UPFA candidates contesting from The minister said that the UPFA Polonnaruwa electoral district had could comfortably secure over 65 per ensured a peaceful environment, though cent of the total polled at the forthcom- there were a spate of clashes among ing general election. He expressed confi- UPFA candidates in some other parts of dence that the government could do the country. The Polonnaruwa district much better than at the recently con- leader said that eight UPFA candidates cluded presidential election, which in the fray had the opportunity to use all President Rajapaksa had secured with 237 party offices set up in the district as over a staggering 1.8 million majority. part of an overall plan to promote soli- He emphasized that a stable parlia- darity among candidates. He said that Maithripala Sirisena and Maheepala ment was needed to introduce far reach- the Polonnaruwa district had set an Herath at Mahaweli centre. Pic Gamini ing constitutional reforms required to While the police are fighting an uphill battle to clear election propaganda materi- example, which should be emulated. MUnasinghe develop the country in the wake the of al, some politicians use official vehicles to promote candidates contesting the forthcoming parliamentary election. Our cameraman, Gamini Munasinghe yester- He was responding to a query raised Premjayantha and he had received a armed forces’ triumph over the LTTE. day captured a government vehicle carrying a smiling photograph of by The Island at an SLFP press briefing presidential directive to inquire into He said that an accelerated development Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Maheepala Herath and his son, Kanaka contesting at the Mahaweli centre. Asked whether alleged clashes among UPFA candidates. programme could not be implemented from the Kegalle district. The vehicle was parked at the Mahaweli centre, where the top SLFP leadership could not pre- He emphasized that anyone flouting without having full control of parlia- Maheepala Herath addressed the media along with SLFP general secretary vent in-fighting among candidates, the presidential directive to engage in a ment. Maithripala Sirisena. though it (SLFP) had criticized UNP peaceful propaganda campaign would He said that a vote for the UPFA, too, leader Ranil Wickremesinghe for failing not be considered for government posts. should be considered a second vote for to reign in members, trouble makers Asked whether the government planned President Rajapaksa. The April 8 elec- would not be eligible for ministerial or to reduce the number of ministers on tion would give the electorate an oppor- Unauthorized polls offices other posts. Minister Sirisena said that the basis of their conduct in the run-up tunity to endorse the President again, he UPFA Gen. Secretary Susil to the April 8 election, Minister Sirisena said. cause clashes - PAFFREL by Franklin R. Satyapalan political party. “Otherwise they are illegal offices and police must act in 1,000 jobless ... Election monitors PAFFREL say accordance with the law and remove that the proliferation of illegal elec- them,” he said. From page 1 tion offices has become one of the “The party offices had been main reasons for the polls violence. opened haphazardly with candidates ETF and EPF dues, though money had PAFFREL Executive Director from one Political Party or been deducted from workers’ salaries. Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday said Independent Group opening Offices They added that the management had the majority of party offices erected next to each other leading to support- taken advantage of poor supervision on at every junction and on roadsides ers their supporters clashing,” he the part of relevant authorities to manip- were illegal as they were not regis- said. ulate the process. tered according to the regulations Hettiarachchi said that there are Speculation is rife that a US-based Sri prescribed by the Elections 7,620 candidates belonging to 36 polit- Lankan had helped the company to secure Commissioner. ical parties and 301 Independent funds from one of the Sri Lankan banks Each such office had to be regis- groups in the fray and they are all involved in the transactions. tered at the Election Secretariat in legally entitled to open party offices A non-career diplomat, too, is widely Colombo through an assistant elec- within the districts from which they believed to have backed the California- tion commissioner and the police sta- contest. “But these offices have to based Sri Lankan in his endeavour. tion in the area it belongs to by the meet the conditions stipulated by the (SF) General Secretary of the respective Commissioner of Elections,” he said. Expert... From page 1 Fonseka... From page 1 reconciliation, the treatment of inter- President Rajapaksa flanked by Rohitha Bogollagama and Mrs Bogollagama nally displaced persons (IDPs) and the set- hear the second set of charges visions in the Army Act empowered the ting up of an accountability process since against the former Army Commander. judges of one Court Martial to be in he reached the joint statement with Mahinda won’t ask for Maj. Gen. H. L. Weeratunga another tribunal trying the same President Rajapaksa. informed the tribunal that the members accused, provided the alleged prosecut- Earlier this month Ban Ki-moon had two-thirds majority of the court martial had decided on that ing charges were of different nature. what he described as “a frank and honest course of action as they were hearing The Court martial had preferred to be exchange of views” by telephone with President Mahinda Rajapaksa on war against the LTTE, the Foreign separate charges against the same reconvened for the sake of maintaining Rajapaksa. Tuesday (March 16), said that he needed Ministry and Foreign Minister Rohitha accused. a high degree of transparency and B. Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary- a stable government, though he would Bogollagama, who is the SLFP chief The tribunal, considering submis- unprejudiced nature, the army website General for Political Affairs, is slated to not ask for two-thirds, one-third or five- organiser for Kotte, responded swiftly sions, maintained that although the pro- said. soon head to Sri Lanka for talks with sen- sixth of a majority in Parliament. and decisively to foreign interference. ior officials in the government. Addressing a public meeting at Kotte In an obvious reference to the ongo- organized in support of Foreign ing court martial of former Army MATHQUIZ 2010 Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, the Commander Gen. (retd) Sarath Fonseka, A UNP... From page 1 President said that he would not talk he said “the JR’s Constitution has MATHQUIZ 2010, the islandwide quiz organized. with the aim of guiding the about a two-thirds majority in parlia- placed me above the law. According to of mathematical sciences, organized by students towards mathematical sciences launching development programmes. ment. He said that the UPFA had only JR’s Constitution, the judiciary could section E1 of Sri Lanka. Association for in a proper manner and to entrust them The UNP had documentary evidence that one MP more than the Opposition at the not be moved against me, though every Advancement of Sciences, the with the knowledge on both historical the government had taken several unoffi- time parliament elected the Speaker, but soldier was subject to Military Law.” Department of Mathematics of the and modern aspects of mathematical sci- cial loans at high interest rates. at the time of dissolution, the ruling Bogollagama said that under the University of Colombo and. the Ministry ences.- The organizers expect to receive The UNP leader said that Parliament coalition had a majority of 47 members, Rajapaksa presidency, the country had of Education, in collaboration with the applications from a variety of students, would decide on the repayment of such including the Speaker. He said that at defeated LTTE terrorism and restored science magazine Vidusara is currently since it is to be held in all three mediums loans. the parliamentary election, the vote for peace. He expressed confidence that receiving applications. - Sinhala, Tamil and English. Foreign debts posed a threat to the betel leaf would be his manape (prefer- under President Rajapaksa’s leadership, An abridged series. of articles on the For further details contact: Dr country’s economy, he said citing an ential vote) and the voters could pick the country could achieve what no pre- quiz are published on Vidusara and also Sanjeewa Perera (071-5352616) / HSBC loan as an example. three candidates of their choice. vious administration had attained since the application was published on the vol- Anuradha Mahasinghe- (077-8290095).