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President abolishes 13 non-Cabinet Ministries President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga with a view to
rationalising and saving public funds, has abolished 13 non-Cabinet
Ministries earlier taken over by her with immediate effect. The special
gazette notification in this regard was released on March 17, the
Presidential Secretariat said last night. PM urges Freedom Alliance to place alternate proposals Bharatha Malawaraarachchi in Beruwala Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Wednesday, urged the Freedom
Alliance to place its alternative proposals before the people to resolve
the country's main burning problems, without giving a basket of promises. Violation of election laws by private media condemned The Freedom Polls Watch yesterday condemned the violation of the
election laws, the guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Elections and
the ethics of a fair poll, by private media. Doctors want written assurance from Choksy to call off strike by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday night
announced it would call off its strike if Finanace Minister K. N Choksy
gives a written assurance based on the outcome of the discussion the GMOA
held with the Minister yesterday afternoon. Other Stories |
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