Ranil Should Be Ashamed, Says Imthiaz
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The Island Home News Thursday 9th February, 2012 3 MAHAJANA DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY JATHIKA FORTUNE JAYODA SUPIRI VASANA FORTUNE VASANA SAMPATHA JANA JAYA SAMPATHA Draw No: 1369 SAMPATHA Date 04-02-2012 GOVI SETHA NIYATHA JAYA Date: 06-02-2012 Draw No: 198 SAMPATHA Date: 05-02-2012 Date: Date 07-02-2012 Date: 04-02-2012 Bonus No 66 Date: 06-02-2012 Date: 07-02-2012 Main Draw Draw No. 826 Draw No. 2298 Date 03-02-2012 Date:02-02-2012 Draw No.303 07- 02- 2012 Draw No. 684 Draw No. 845 Draw No.23 Zodiac symbol - Pisces Winning Nos: Winning No: Lucky No. 01 Draw No. 906 Super No. 12 Draw No. 2508 Winning Nos: Super No.15 Z- 13-24-27-31 A - 02-17-31-39 G- 21 - 25 - 36 - 45 Winning Nos: Bonus No. 18 12 - 33- 44 - 53 K- 02-06-07-20 Ranwarama - 11-14-54-57 Winning No: B 05-11-15-31 J-1-2-8-8-1 P 07-20-28-36 V- 27-36-52-64 4 - 4- 1 - 0 - 6 - 2 House refers TMVP, SLMC to oppose Azwer’s privilege Ranil should be Town and Country issue over The Island ashamed, says Imthiaz Planning Bill in East BY LAL GUNASEKERA report to PC against. The JVP abstained BY LAL GUNASEKERA to insult others. UNP rebel group member “None of us were involved in Chief Minister claiming that it was against Leader of the House Imthiaz Bakeer Markar yesterday the stone throwing incident at Siri Sivanesathurai the 13th Amendment and it Irrigation Minister Nimal lashed out at UNP Leader Ranil Kotha and the UNP leader should Chandrakanthan’s TMVP would empower the govern- Siripala de Silva yesterday, in Wickremesinghe over a statement not hurl wild allegations against and the Sri Lanka ment to acquire Parliament, referred to the the latter had made in Beruwala those who did not agree with Muslim Congress lands and hand Committee of Privileges, a recently. him,” Marker said. “I am prepared are set to oppose them over to for- to make any sacrifice for the party question of privilege arising At a meeting held amidst the amendment eigners. Thirty protests by the supporters of UNP under a new leadership.” out of the matter raised by to the Town and five members (26 rebels, Wickremesinghe alleged Marker was the President of UPFA MP A. H. M. Azwer on that Markar had instigated the UNP University Students Country Planning UPFA and nine January 18, 2012 in Parliament protests against him by a group of Union from 1975 to1980 and (TCP) Bill when it from the Imthias to the effect that his privileges inebriated UNPers. Ranil General-Secretary of the All is taken up before Opposition) were had been infringed by the Marker said he had been Ceylon UNP Youth League in 1981. the Eastern absent at the time report published in the news- involved in UNP politics since the called me Medamulana He became a DDC member in 1981 Provincial of voting. paper, The Island, under the 1970s and he had neither con- Hewayalage Imthias,” said Marker and was elected Member of Council on Feb. The Central headline ‘Cabraal blames AG sumed nor offered liquor to any- adding that no UNP leader had Parliament in 1988. He functioned 13. Provincial Council Sivanesathurai for delay in auditing EPF one. He said he felt extremely sad conducted himself in that kind of as State Minister in Housing in Political asked for further deplorable manner. He said 1989, Project Housing Minister in Chandrakanthan accounts.’ The House agreed to that the UNP leader had stooped to sources told The time to study the such low levels to sling mud at Wickremesinghe had brought the 1993 and Minister of Mass refer the matter to the privi- Island that the amendment that him. “I was saddened when he entire UNP into disrepute in a bid Communication in 2001. lege committee. amendment had bypassed had bypassed the PCs. the Provincial Councils, but The Bill seeks to permit on a Supreme Court direc- the government to acquire tive it had to be presented lands within municipal and Number of SL before the PCs for approval urban areas for economic, before being approved by social historical, environ- fishermen in Parliament. However, mental and religious pur- according to the poses. captivity: Constitution, the Bill can- The Town and Country not be presented in Planning (Amendment) Act Felix takes Parliament if a PC rejects 4049 of 2000 was approved it. by Parliament on August 09, on Rajitha in On Monday (6), the 2000 with the National Western Provincial Council Physical Planning the House by a majority vote of 20, Department replacing the approved the amendment Town and Country BY SAMAN INDRAJITH with 43 voting for and 23 Planning Department. Former Fisheries Minister Felix Perera told Parliament that his successor, incumbent Fisheries Economy stable: Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne had misled the House with regard to six Lankan fishermen kid- SL does not need napped by the Somali pirates. Speaking on the same issue, Papal Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka Archbishop Joseph Spiteri opened the newly constructed building to remaining installments DNA MP Anura Kumara house the library and the computer centre of St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya recently. The building com- Dissanayake demanded to know plex, constructed at a cost of Rs. 40 million, is a gift of Timothy Andradi. The Apostolic Nuncio, after the open- the steps taken by the government ing, inspectrd the library complex accompanied by Timothy Andradi and Rector of St. Peter’s College Rev. of IMF loan - Amunugama to secure their release. Minister Fr. Jude Gabriel. (Pic by Dharmasena Welipitiya) BY SAMAN INDRAJITH The Minister said that Senaratne responded that when he government’s economic assumed office, 763 Sri Lankan International Monetary management was well bal- fishermen were in the custody of Cooperation Minister Dr. anced and the country had foreign governments and he had NHDA defaults on Rs. 390 mn Sarath been included among worked tirelessly to secure their Amunugama told the first five nations release. Only six Lankan fisher- Parliament yester- which had reported men were currently in Indian cus- loan from President’s Fund day that Sri might fastest growth in the recent past. The tody. They, too, would be released not obtain the last BY SAMAN INDRAJITH Government Whip Water Supply 195,000,000 about 14 years old, two tranches of exports to Europe soon, Dr. Senaratne said. and Drainage Minister Dinesh granted by the President’s Fund the IMF loan as continued to grow Later in the day joining the A sum of over Rs. 390 million Gunawardena said that the NHDA and accrued interest thereon the country’s despite the with- debate on adjournment motion, due from the National Housing had obtained a loan facility amounting to Rs 169,656,164, it had income had drawal of GSP Plus former Fisheries Minister Felix Development Authority to the amounting to Rs 195,000,000 from been informed that the loan would improved. tariff facility. The Perera informed the House that President’s Fund has not been the President’s fund 14 years ago. be settled by the Ministry in “The number of foreigners paid, the Auditor General says. The report said: “According to charge of the subject with the coming to invest in facts presented by Minister Country’s econo- Amunugama Senaratne were wrong. He said: The Report of the Auditor a letter dated Nov. 10, 2010 of the assistance of the Ministry of my has been grow- the country was on Department of the Auditor Finance and Planning. “The details pertaining to the General on the Accounts of the ing rapidly and our the rise. “I have held President’s Fund 2010 tabled in General in connection with the Nevertheless, it had not been set- official discussions with the Lankan fishermen arrested in for- broader view is the strong Parliament yesterday by Chief recovery of the loan of Rs tled even by 31, March 2011.” growth will continue. IMF officials and we have eign waters during the years 2008, Inflation is under control not yet decided whether to 2009 were false and I object to what and therefore we may not obtain final two installments he has said. During my tenure 170 need the last two install- of an IMF loan or not. Most craft were seized in foreign waters ments of the IMF loan,” the probably we may not take and I got 164 of them released.” Wind-powered electricity plant in Mannar minister said participating them since our economy is Perera said that during his in the adjournment debate growing fast,” the minister Y FHAM IZAM on imports and exports. said. tenure as the Fisheries Minister B I N The construction of the plant thermal power plant that is run on 763 Sri Lankan fishermen had In an effort to expand power was to commence by the end of this furnace oil in Jaffna, Ramanayaka been languishing behind bars in supply to the Mannar and Vavuniya year, Ministry Media Secretary said. In addition, the Ministry will foreign countries. Of them, 760 Districts in the Northern Province, Dhanushka Ramanayaka said. set up solar power systems in select- fishermen had been released the Power and Energy Ministry has He said feasibility studies were ed places, he added. owing to government intervention decided to establish a 100 MW wind- being conducted. Under the expansion project, a and what he had achieved could powered electricity plant in The Ministry had also taken new Regional CEB Office will be not be denied.