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Results of Parliamentary General Election - 1947
RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 1947 No. and Name of Electoral District Name of the Elected Candidate Symbol allotted No of No of Total No. of Votes No of Votes Votes Polled including Registered Polled rejected rejected Electors 1 Colombo North George R. de Silva Umbrella 7,501 189 14,928 30,791 Lionel Cooray Elephant 6,130 E.C.H. Fernando Cup 501 A.P. de Zoysa House 429 H.C. Abeywardena Hand 178 2 Colombo Central A.E. Goonasinha Bicycle 23,470 3,489 102,772 55,994 T.B. Jayah Cart Wheel 18,439 Pieter Keuneman Umbrella 15,435 M.H.M. Munas House 8,600 Mrs. Ayisha Rauff Tree 8,486 V.J. Perera Elephant 5,950 V.A. Sugathadasa Lamp 4,898 G.W. Harry de Silva Pair of Scales 4,141 V.A. Kandiah Clock 3,391 S. Sarawanamuttu Chair 2,951 P. Givendrasingha Hand 1,569 K. Dahanayake Cup 997 K. Weeraiah Key 352 K.C.F. Deen Star 345 N.R. Perera Butterfly 259 3 Colombo South R. A. de Mel Key 6,452 149 18,218 31,864 P. Sarawanamuttu Flower 5,812 Bernard Zoysa Chair 3,774 M.G. Mendis Hand 1,936 V.J. Soysa Cup 95 Page 1 of 15 RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 1947 No. and Name of Electoral District Name of the Elected Candidate Symbol allotted No of No of Total No. of Votes No of Votes Votes Polled including Registered Polled rejected rejected Electors 4 Wellawatta-Galkissa Colvin R. de Silva Key 11,606 127 21,750 38,664 Gilbert Perera Cart Wheel 4,170 L.V. -
Bathiudeen Ordered to Reforest Kallaru at Own Cost
HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY 17 november 2020 Battling Smog LATEST EDITION to Prevent VOL: 09/276 PRICE : Rs 30.00 Covid Pandemic Spread In Sports Poor progress PAGE A6 results in two athletes losing IOC Remittances funding continue Two track and field athletes, Vidusha Lakshani and Gayanthika to rise Abeyrathne, have been removed from the Sri Lanka’s... A16 PAGE B11 COVID-19 Death Review Committee Bathiudeen Ordered hands over report Three deaths reported yesterday to Reforest Kallaru BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE, GAGANI WEERAKOON, METHMALIE DISSANAYAKE AND BUDDHIKA SAMARAWEERA The COVID-19 death toll increased to 61 with the at Own Cost deaths of three persons which included an 84- year- old woman from Moratuwa, the Government Information Department, quoting the Director Court rules Forest Conservation Polluter pays General Health Services said. The Department said that the 84-year old from Ordinance contravened principle applied Moratuwa had died at her home due to complications from a diabetic condition arising as a result of COVID-19. The deaths also included that of a 70-year-old CG of Forests to Cost to be paid man from Colombo 10 who had been admitted to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID). The calculate cost and within two months cause of death was due to a chronic kidney disease aggravated by COVID-19, and a 75-year-old man from Colombo 13 who had died while being admitted inform Bathiudeen of judgment to the National Hospital due to complications arising from diabetes and congenital heart disease which BY FAADHILA THASSIM AND EUNICE Forest Conservation Ordinance, is in was heightened by COVID-19. -
FOR Resources Development International Foundation, Asia ADMINISTRATION: (Incorporation) Bill – [The Hon
192 වන කාණ්ඩය - 1 වන කලාපය 2010 ජූලි 20 වන අඟහරුවාදා ெதாகுதி 192 - இல. 1 2010 ைல 20, ெசவ்வாய்க்கிழைம Volume 192 - No. 1 Tuesday, 20th July, 2010 පාර්ලිෙම්න්තු විවාද (හැන්සාඩ්) பாராமன்ற விவாதங்கள் (ஹன்சாட்) PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) නිල වාර්තාව அதிகார அறிக்ைக OFFICIAL REPORT (අෙශෝධිත පිටපත /பிைழ தித்தப்படாத /Uncorrected) අන්තර්ගත පධාන කරුණු නිෙව්දන: ධමිම්ක කිතුල ්ෙගොඩ මහතා වැඩ බලන පාර්ලිෙම්න්තුෙව් මහ ෙල්කම් රාමකිෂ්ණ සාරදා දූත ෙමෙහවර (ලංකා ශාඛාව) (සංස්ථාගත කිරීෙම්) – ෙලස පත් කිරීම [ගරු ඒ. විනායගමූර්ති මහතා] –පළමු වන වර කියවන ලදී කථානායකතුමාෙග් සහතිකය ටී.බී. ඒකනායක පදනම (සංස්ථාගත කිරීෙම්) – [ගරු ෙනරන්ජන් පශ්නවලට වාචික පිළිතුරු විකමසිංහ මහතා] – පළමු වන වර කියවන ලදී ෙපෞද්ගලිකව දැනුම් දීෙමන් ඇසූ පශ්නය: විශ්වවිදාල ආචාර්යවරුන් මුහුණ පා සිටින පශ්න අනුරාධපුර ශී පුෂ්පදාන සංවර්ධන පදනම (සංස්ථාගත කිරීෙම්) – වරපසාද: [ගරු ආචාර්ය සරත් වීරෙසේකර මහතා] – පළමු වන වර කියවන උපෙද්ශක කාරක සභාවලට සහභාගි වීමට ඉඩ ෙනොදීම ලදී අධිකරණ සංවිධාන (සංෙශෝධන) පනත් ෙකටුම්පත: වැන්දඹු සහ අනත්දරු විශාම අරමුදල් (සංෙශෝධන) පනත් ෙකටුම්පත: පළමු වන වර කියවන ලදී ෙදවන වර සහ තුන් වන වර කියවා සංෙශෝධිතාකාරෙයන් සම්මත කරන ෙපෞද්ගලික මන්තීන්ෙග් පනත් ෙකටුම්පත්: ලදී ආසියානු, ජපන්, ශී ලංකා හා ඇෙමරිකා, ජර්මන් සමාජයීය ආර්ථික හා වැන්දඹු පුරුෂ සහ අනත්දරු විශාම වැටුප් (සංෙශෝධන) පනත් ෙකටුම්පත: මානව සම්පත් සංවර්ධන ජාතන්තර පදනම (සංස්ථාගත කිරීෙම්) ෙදවන වර සහ තුන් වන වර කියවා සංෙශෝධිතාකාරෙයන් සම්මත කරන ලදී – ගරු තිස්ස අත්තනායක මහතා] පළමු වන වර කියවන ලදී [ පරිපාලන කටයුතු පිළිබඳ පාර්ලිෙම්න්තු ෙකොමසාරිසවරයා් : ෙකොටසර පියංගල රජමහා විහාරස්ථ සංවර්ධන සභාව (සංස්ථාගත වැටුප කිරීෙම්) – [ගරු ආර්.එම්. -
B. Sirisena Cooray Tissa Dias Bandaranayake and Two
SC B. Sirisena Cooray v. Tissa Dias Bandaranayake and Two Others 1 B. SIRISENA COORAY v. TISSA DIAS BANDARANAYAKE AND TWO OTHERS SUPREME COURT DHEERARATNE, J., GUNAWARDANA, J. AND WEERASEKERA, J. S.C. SPECIAL (WRIT) NO. 1/98 NOVEMBER 18, AND 19, 1998. DECEMBER 18, 1998 JANUARY 8, 21, 1999 Writ of Certiorari - Report of a Commission of Inquiry under the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry Law - Liability for contempt of the Commission - Scope of. the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court - Amenability of the Commission's report to judicial review — Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry Law, No. 7 of 1978, sections 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16 and 18A o f the Law - Articles 13 (3), 81, 89, 91 and 140 of the Constitution - Section 22 o f the Interpretation Ordinance. The President issued a warrant under the Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry Law, No. 7 of 1978 as amended appointing the 1st respondent and two others as Commissioners to inquire into and report on matters specified in the warrant relating to the assassination of late Lalith William Athulathmudali. The other two Commissioners resigned and the 2nd respondent was appointed as a Commissioner. On 12. 07. 1996 acting in terms of section 16 of the Law, the Commission informed the petitioner that it was of the opinion that he was a person whose conduct should be subject to inquiry and that he was entitled to legal representation. He was not informed of the date of the inquiry. At the time of that notice the petitioner had left for the USA. -
List of Printing Presses in Sri Lanka
LIST OF PRINTING PRESSES IN SRI LANKA (CORRECTED UPTO DECEMBER 31st 2013) DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES NO. 07, PHILIP GUNAWARDENA MAWATHA, COLOMBO 07, SRI LANKA. 1 AMPARA DISTRICT Name of the Press Postal Address Proprietor Ampara Jayasiri Press. 59, Kalmunai Road, Ampara. P. S. A. Dharmasena Piyaranga Press, 46, D. S. Senanayaka Veediya, W. Albert Ampara. Samaru Printrs, 41/A, Fourth Avenue, D. B. Ariyawathi Ampara. A. T. Karunadasa S. A. Piyasena N. D. C. Gunasekara K. D. Chandralatha D. W. Dayananda I. G. Piyadasa E. D.Wicramasinghe G. G. Jayasinghe G. G. Siripala Akkaraipattu Expert Printers, 5, Careem Road, J. Mohamed Ashraf Akkaraipattu-01 Ruby printers, Main Street, Akkaraipattu F. M. Vussuflebai Kalmunai An – Noor Graphics Offset Akkarapattu Road, Kalmunai. Lebbe Khaleel Printers, Rahman Azeez Printing Industries, 97, Main Street, Kalmunai A. A. Azeez Godwin Press, 147, Main Street, Kalmunai T. Mahadeva Illampirai Press, Division, No. 1, Main Street M. I. M. Salih Marudamunai, Kalmunai Manamagal Auto Main Street, Kalmunai M. A. A. Majeed Printing Industries, Modern Printers, 139, Main Street, Kalmunai P. V. Kandiah 2 Maruthamunai Abna Offset Printers. 07, Main Street, U. L. Muhamed Maruthamunai.-01 Nakip Sainthamurathu National Printers, Main Street, Sainthamurathu Z. Z. K. Kariapper Royal Offset Printers, 254 A, Main Street, Abdul Haq Jauffer Sainthamaruthu - 09 Kariapper Star Offset Printers, 502, Main Street, M. I. H. Ismail Sainthamurathu Samanthurei. Easy Prints, Hidra Junction, Samanthurei. Ibra Lebbai Rizlia Sandunpura Eastern Press, 172, Muruthagaspitiya, G. G. Karunadasa Sandunpura Uhana Tharindu Offset Printers. Uhana. Meththananda Rubasinghe 3 ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT Name of the Press Postal Address Proprietor Anuradhapura Charles Press, 95 , Maitripala Senanayake- T. -
Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Involuntary Removal Or Disappearances of Persons in the Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces As Well As Mr M.C.M
In exploring what constitutes a veritable minefield of contentious information in the current context in Sri Lanka, the author is indebted to Dr J. de Almeida Guneratne P.C., former Commissioner, 1994 Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Involuntary Removal or Disappearances of Persons in the Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces as well as Mr M.C.M. Iqbal, former Secretary to two Presidential Commissions of Inquiry into Involuntary Removal or Disappearances of Persons, with whom the perspectives of this research were shared. Research assistance was rendered by attorneys-at-law Prameetha Abeywickrema and Palitha de Silva, who also conducted interviews relevant to the analysis. Roger Normand, John Tyynela and Ian Seiderman of ICJ edited the report and provided invaluable substantive input and constant encouragement, which is deeply appreciated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
INTERPOL Assistance Sought
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2020 LATEST EDITION VOL: 10/02 PRICE : RS 70.00 In Sports Under Lockdown, Scarcity Grips a Colombo Housing Project “We appreciate the President, Police and Tri-Forces for the lockdown and we understand how difficult the situation is, but we want the Government to understand that we are poor people and we are just demanding clean food.” A4 Tracking down overseas India’s NSA Doval LTTE fund raisers INTERPOL in Colombo Assistance Sought – Weerasekara BY SULOCHANA RAMIAH MOHAN India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and the BY W.K. PRASAD MANJU INTERPOL and Governments in those countries Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Didi were in Colombo to to take action against them. The Intelligence attend the Fourth National Level Trilateral Maritime Security Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral Forces and the CID have also started to collect Meeting on 27 and 28 November. (Retired) Sarath Weerasekara said, on 27 information on such persons and their associates At the meeting, Doval was also expected to have high level November, assistance of the INTERPOL, the CID who live in Sri Lanka. This information would be bilateral engagements with Sri Lanka’s leadership. and Intelligence Forces will be sought to track highly useful for future action. The two-day meeting focused on maritime security down and take action against those who collect The former United National Front-led cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, the Maldives and Sri funds for the LTTE overseas. Government had not taken any action regarding Lanka. “There are many persons who collected funds these persons and as a result, their network has for the LTTE in foreign countries. -
RESULTS of the PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 20/07/1960 No of No of Total No
RESULTS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 20/07/1960 No of No of Total No. of Votes No of No. and Name of Electoral District Name of the Elected Candidate Symbol allotted Votes Votes Polled including Registered Polled rejected rejected Electors 1 Colombo North V.A. Sugathadasa Elephant 11,507 92 22,962 29,434 Vivienne Goonewardene(Mrs) Key 11,363 2 Colombo Central Sir Razik Fareed Hand 45,342 3,488 179,584 74,922 Pieter Keuneman Star 38,663 M.C. M. Kaleel Eye 37,486 R. Premadasa Elephant 35,035 P.B. Thampoe Key 16,406 M.S. Themis Cart Wheel 3,164 3 Borella W. Danister de Silva Hand 11,409 128 20,227 28,423 R.B. Lenora Elephant 8,690 4 Colombo South J.R. Jayewardene Chair 25,814 1,056 61,416 42,367 Bernard Soysa Key 23,914 Edmund Samarawickrema Elephant 5,765 George Jayasuriya Butterfly 3,750 Vijaya Gunaratne Cart Wheel 1,022 N. Alfred de Fonseka Ladder 95 5 Wattala D. Shelton Jayasinghe Elephant 11,633 68 23,611 30,201 A.D.J.L.Leo Hand 11,529 W.S. Perera Cart Wheel 287 D.J. Weerackody Butterfly 94 6 Negombo T. Quintin Fernando Elephant 14,469 124 21,701 32,569 M.B. Kurera Hand 7,108 7 Katana Wijayapala Mendis Elephant 10,846 121 21,769 31,019 Hector Fernando Key 10,802 RESULTS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 20/07/1960 No of No of Total No. of Votes No of No. and Name of Electoral District Name of the Elected Candidate Symbol allotted Votes Votes Polled including Registered Polled rejected rejected Electors 8 Divulapitiya Lakshman Jayakody Hand 15,049 94 25,846 32,755 Percy Jayakody Elephant 10,310 Amarapala Ariyatillake Eye 211 D.S. -
The London School of Economics and Political Science Self-Harm and Self
The London School of Economics and Political Science Self-harm and self-inflicted death amongst Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka: An ethnographic study Tom Widger A thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, London, August 2009 UMI Number: U61550B All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U615503 Published by ProQuest LLC 2014. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 £ ^163 | snseanmtScwK 11 \ 6-5 Declaration I certify that the thesis I have presented for examination for the MPhil/PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of the author. -
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The Crisis of Impunity in Sri Lanka 2 Authority Without Accountability
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Anatomy of UNP Defeat in Colombo End of the Road for Cooray’S Political Career? by Shamindra Tary Group Meeting at Mahinda Wijesekera
4 Monday 29th May, 2006 Anatomy of UNP defeat in Colombo End of the road for Cooray’s political career? by Shamindra tary group meeting at Mahinda Wijesekera. Ferdinando Sirikotha chaired by Jayasuriya agreed to Bulathsinhalage Deputy Leader Karu report their concerns to Sirisena Cooray’s politi- Jayasuriya. The issue Wickremesinghe prompt- cal career seems to be at was taken up for discus- ing an angry remark by a brusque end with polls sion shortly after UNP Senaratne. “There is no chief Dayananda leader Ranil point in reporting. Dissanayake dismissing Wickremesinghe left the Decisions are taken in an the possibility of his gathering. The party ad hoc manner,” UNP group substituting nominations board Wijesekera said while the independent group approved the decision urging Jayasuriya to act (III) which won the the following day. The decisively.Colombo Colombo Municipal majority supported the Deputy Mayor Azath Council. move. The former Sri Sally agreed to back Annapillai Lanka Cricket chief Cooray’s candidature Sirisena Cooray Karu Jayasuriya Milinda Moragoda M. H. Mohammed Ranil Wickremesinghe Rajendran’s spectacle Thilanga Sumathipala after a series of talks group secured 23 seats quit the mayoral battle with relevant parties. with the support of the before the parliamentary Sally is believed to have UNP, thereby paving the group met. Sumathipala, been offered Cooray’s seat way for an unprecedent- the chief UNP organiser in about two years. ed legal battle over the for Anuradhapura dis- It was no secret that replacing of winning trict is believed to have Wickremesinghe was candidates. The UNP is met Wickremesinghe forced to accept Cooray’s ready to seek legal and offered to drop his role after National redress while Vasudeva claim on the condition Olympic Committee Chief Nanayakkara, the ruling that Cooray would not be Hemasiri Fernando, for- coalition’s mayoral can- declared the mayoral mer Ambassador in didate is confident that candidate.