4 Wednesday 14th October, 2009 The Island More News Page Four SPC results sign of UPFA weakness: Opposition Nothing could be as stupid as this assertion says UPFA Gen. Secy by Shamindra Ferdinando the difference between the absolutely no threat liamentary elections before next UPFA General Secretary Susil UPFA and the UNP was a whatsoever from the April or an early presidential elec- Premjayantha yesterday said noth- staggering 506,891 votes. Opposition. tions. ing could be as stupid as the The minister said that Mr. Premajayantha After casting his vote at D. A. Opposition attempt to depict the basis of the opposition said that Saturday’s Rajapaksa Vidyalaya, Medamulana, Saturday’s Southern Provincial jubilation seemed to be postal vote result, too, President Mahinda Rajapaksa last Council election results, as a sign of relatively low voter proved the government’s Saturday told the press that some weakness on the part of the SLFP- turnout in President rising popularity among wanted the government to go for led ruling coalition. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s the public servants. He parliamentary elections. He said Education Minister Susil Hambantota base. The said that the UPFA had that he had two years left to face the Premajayntha told The Island, the UPFA had polled 192,961 received four times more presidential election but a final UNP had conveniently forgotten votes, three times more Susil than postal votes received decision was yet to be taken. that it lost all 21 electorates in the than the UNP, he said, adding that by the UNP. “We received 22,095 Premajayantha said that no Southern Province, including Galle though the JVP talked of a revival, postal votes whereas the UNP and right thinking Sri Lankan could A donor donates blood at the blood donation camp organised which the UPFA lost at the last pres- the Marxists received only 31,374 JVP together polled just 7,045,” he vote against the President after his by Giriulla Post Office to mark the World Postal Day. - (Pic. Herath M. Abhayasinghe, Kuliyapitiya Group Corr.) idential elections in November, votes. He dismissed the Opposition said. The Opposition seemed to political leadership ensured the 2005. Responding to our queries, he claim that the government had totally blind to political reality. He armed forces’ triumph over the said that the UNP had received been rattled by the outcome of the emphasised that the government LTTE. Although the Opposition 297,180 votes whereas the UPFA SPC polls and would not call an was in a very strong position to face believed that the people could be polled 804,071 and the JVP, a paltry early presidential election. He said any eventuality. After having deceived, he said, he was confident Final results of BSc Engineering 72,379. He said, those who predicted that the government could comfort- secured all provincial councils, that the people would be grateful to polls as the beginning of the end for ably bag presidential or parliamen- including the Eastern PC, the gov- the President for eradicating the degree released within five weeks the UPFA could not be unaware of tary elections and there was ernment could now call either par- LTTE. by Cyril Professor S. B. Weerakoon, Wimalasudrendre Dean, Faculty of KANDY – The Engineering, University of Engineering Faculty of the Peradeniya said. Arrested for University of Peradeniya has The urgent requirement of taken steps to meet the urgent graduate engineers was high- hunting wild bear requirements of graduate lighted by the Engineering engineers to facilitate the Service Board of Sri Lanka to by Cyril Wimalasurendre State infrastructure develop- facilitate the infrastructure KANDY: A Superintendent of an ment projects in the Northern development projects in the estate in the Pussellawa sector and and Eastern sector, by releas- Northern and Eastern his businessman colleague were ing the results of the final Sectors. arrested by Pussellawa police for examination of the Professor Weerakoon allegedly hunting wild bear on Engineering Faculty ahead of expressesd his appreciation of Wednesday (07) night. schedule. the assistance extended for Police took into custody the car- The results of the final the release of the examina- cass of the wild bear, a fire-arm and examination of the BSc tion results so rapidly by the four live cartridges. Engineering degree examina- Assistant Registrar of the IP Welagedara, OIC, Pussellawa tion held on August 21, were Faculty of Engineering and police station leads inquiries under released on September 30, the members of the academic the direction of SP Gampola M. within a very short time, staff of the Faculty. Mahagedara.

35th Death Welimada-Badulla road Anniversary of opened from 7 a.m. to 7 M. D. Banda p.m. for vehicular traffic The 35th death anniversary of UNP stalwart and former An area encompassing a.m to 7.00 p.m. after taking Agriculture and Food Minister M. D. “Wow... uncle’s got balloons for us,” the children seem to say as they admire the balloons in Health Minister the 106 km post on the all safety precautions. Banda will be commemorated on Nimal Siripala De Silva’s hand at a special ceremony held at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital to celebrate Welimada-Badulla road This arrangement will Sunday 18 October at 2.30 p.m. at the ‘International Children’s day.’ The Health Ministry presented Rs 50,000 to 7 families with triplets and quadru- which was closed to vehicu- continue until the area sub- Post Office Complex, Polgahawela. plets less than five years old to purchase milk powder. lar traffic from October 5-7 jected to the earthquake is The M. D. Banda Memorial after it was damaged as a fully restored, said Police Oration will be delivered by Public result of an earthquake, was spokesman Senior DIG Nimal Administration and Home Affairs reopened on Thursday. Mediwaka. Police headquar- Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama. The road was opened for ters advise motorists to use Other speakers will include UNP Tiger proxies meet in Oslo to vehicular traffic from 7.00 alternate routes. Chairman Rukman Senanayake, Prof. K. N. O. Dharmadasa, UNP Deputy Chairman Imtiaz Bakeer Mutwal De La Salle welcomes Markar and Senarath Senanayake. discuss Tamil Eelam elections For details contact: Gamini Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith Leeniyagolla on 0773629332 or A group of LTTE proxies have bly. The constituent assembly tation in the elected body. It Senarath Leeniyagolla on 0777685608 met in Oslo, Norway to discuss allows for broad participation explored the possibility of De La Salle College, Mutwal and taken in a conducting a “free and fair” elec- and inclusion of diverse points of engaging national and interna- Mutwal, will felici- motorcade to the tion to form the Provisional view. tional organizations in planning tate the Archbishop school premises Transnational Government of The Advisory Committee dis- and monitoring the election of Colombo Most where he will pre- Tissa, Lalith to Tamil Eelam. cussed details of the election process. Rev. Dr. Malcolm side over the main A press statement released by process. These details included: Country Working Groups Ranjith, a distin- Religious Service represent Sri Lanka the Advisory Committee for the the minimum age requirements (CWG) will be organized to guished Old Boy of for the day at 5.00 formation of the Provisional to vote and stand for elections; undertake the ground work for the College on p.m. Transnational Government of the voter registration process; the formation of the PTGTE Friday, October 30. A large number Tissa Tamil Eelam (PTGTE) said that the minimum criteria required including assisting in the elec- At 4.00 p.m. on of students, par- Karalliyadda, the Advisory Committee dis- for registration; the nature of the tion process and in the dissemi- that day, the ents, Old Boys, Minister of cussed a number of proposals proof of such criteria; a hybrid nation of information to Archbishop will be Archbishop well-wishers and Indigenous made in this regard by the Tamil system which allows people to Diaspora communities and the received at the area residents are Medicine, rep- Diaspora and also met with the register in advance as well as International Community. The Dockland Junction in expected to attend this event. resents Sri Tamil community in Oslo at a participate in the election with Secretariat of the PTGTE will Lanka along public forum and also held indi- adequate proof and the mecha- be established in Geneva to co- with UPFA vidual consultations. nism for direct election to the ordinate the activities of the Kegalle The first step in the forma- constituent assembly. CWGs and to attend to the Suspected thief shot at; District MP tion of the PTGTE will be the The Advisory Committee immediate humanitarian priori- Karalliyadda Lalith election of a constituent assem- also discussed gender represen- ties, the release added. valuables recovered Dissanayake at a Conference, on by Cyril ‘Deepening Sustainable Democracy Wimalasurendre robbed in the Balantota police in Asian Countries’, jointly organ- Delay in paying area. ized by the UNDP an the Royal KANDY: The The suspect had defied Government of Butan. Technical College Nawalapitiya police opened the police order to stop. The meeting is being held in visiting lecturers fire on Wednesday night caus- He was admitted to the Baro, Butan from October 11 to 15. ing injury to a suspected thief Nawalapitiya Hospital. by S.H.Mithrapala Beliatta attempting to escape with The gold and cash valued jewellery valued at Rs. 250,000 at Rs. 20,000 were recovered. Fourteen passengers The visiting instructors of 26 injured as coach Technical Colleges out of 38, have not been paid for teaching after Sri Lanka-China Friendship runs off road March this year. But, Principals of by Cyril Wimalasurendre the Balapitiya and Galle Technical Assn. Seminar today Colleges have paid their visiting KANDY: Fourteen passengers instructors upto date. Sri Lanka Friendship People’s Republic of China. were injured when a private coach If the Department of Technical Association conducts a semi- Professor Jagath ran off the road at Paranagama on Colleges sends funds to only the Minister of Power and Energy W. D. J. Senaviratne declared open a nar on “Three Decades of Wickramasinghe and the Kandy-Wattegama road via respective principals, they could new 3-storey Supermarket constructed by the Ministry of Urban Economic Reform and open Karunarathna Kudugala, last Thursday morning. make payments to their visiting Development and Sacred Area Development under the Kuruvita policy in China” today Paranavithana are the The mishap occurred while the instructors. In the Beliatta Town Development programme at a cost of Rs. 46 million . Minister (October 14) at 3.00 p.m. at speakers at the seminar. coach was plying to Kandy. The Technical College there are some 25 of the Youth Affairs Ms. Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of the Sri Lanka Foundation Ananda Gunatillake injured were admitted to visiting instructors and they too Housing Githanjana Gunawardana, Governor of Sabaragamuwa Institute. Attorney-at-law, President of Jambugahapitiya hospitial. All were have been paid only upto March Priyantha Bandara, Kuruvita Provincial Council Chairman Salitha Guest of Honour will be the Association will chair out of danger, police said. this year. Karunarathne and a large gathering participated in the ceremony. the Ambassador of the the meeting.