East takes first step towards May 10 polls
The handing in of nominations for the upcoming
Eastern Provincial Council Election begins today with Returning
Officers of each district in the Eastern Province accepting
nominations from political parties and Independent Groups until noon
on April 3, the closing date for nominations.
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Fox briefed on APRC efforts
Visiting British Parliamentarian Liam Fox
yesterday met Science and Technology Minister Tissa Vitharana and
held extensive talks on the current situation in Sri Lanka and the
Government's endeavour to solve the ethnic issue through the APRC
process.
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LTTE fires at fishermen crossing into cleared area
Three fishermen died and another three injured
when eleven fishermen held by LTTE terrorists who attempted to enter
the cleared area at Omanthai Forward Defence Line were caught up in
a crossfire yesterday around 01.30 a.m.
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