Seven civilians were killed and another was seriously injured in a land mine explosion at Irupalai, 5 km from Jaffna town on the Jaffna-Puttur road, yesterday.Landmine victims Kamalarathnam, his wife Vajitha and their infant Priyavadani.Full story (Pix by Ravindra Seneviratne)

Parliament Okays Commissions with two-thirds majority

by Rodney Martinesz, Jayantha Sri Nissanka,Bharatha Malawararachchi and Ranil Wijayapala

Parliament last night passed with a two thirds majority the Draft Bill for the amendment of the Constitution (17th Amendment). This brought to an end one of the longest political debates in post- Independence Sri Lanka.
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Constitutional Council, Independent Commissions integral part of the PA's Manifesto - PM

by Rodney Martinesz, Jayantha Sri Nissanka and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake presenting the 17th Amendment Bill to the House yesterday said that the concept of a Constitutional Council and the Independent Commissions were an integral part of the People's Alliance Manifesto of 1994.
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