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Omalpe Sobitha application allowed
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SC rules
presidential poll in 2005
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court
yesterday ruled that the next presidential poll should be held
in 2005 and directed the Elections Commissioner to take steps on
that basis to conduct the poll for the election of the
president, in terms of Article 31(3) and the applicable law.
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JHU Parliamentary group leader
Aturaliye Ratana and Uadaya Gammanpila leave the Supreme
Court after the judgement on the next Presidential Polls
delivered by five-member Supreme Court bench. Pic by
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Ruling ends suspense
Chamber 502 of the Supreme Court was literally
bursting at the seams yesterday as an army of lawyers and
visitors thronged inside to hear the ruling on the date of the
presidential election.
So heavy were the crowds that the room was
eventually locked from inside and a row of no-nonsense security
guards deployed across its entrance. Outside, a mass of
journalists paced restlessly. The corridors were also teeming
with lawyers who stood in bunches and talked in low murmurs.
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attack Ruhunu U’grads, 31 warded
Thirty one (31) undergraduates, including two
female students, of the Ruhuna University, were hospitalised
following a mini battle between two rival student groups in the
wee hours of yesterday.
"More than 60 Science union undergraduates
assaulted the members of Students Council around 1.00 a.m.
yesterday. They were supported by outsiders who carried fire
arms. They fired into the sky and cornered all student council
members into the Gym before assaulting them with clubs,"
Convenor of the Inter University Students Federation, Duminda
Nagamuwa told The Island.
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Exports record 12% growth, Imports
rise by 18% in June
Trade deficit widens by 7%
to US$ 1,211 mn in 1H 2005
The Central Bank (CB) said in its external trade
performance that growth momentum of exports continued in June
2005. Exports grew by 12.1 per cent to US dollars 514 million in
June 2005 from US dollars 459 million recorded in June 2004.
Exports earnings during the first half of 2005 grew by 11.5 per
cent to US dollars 2,906 million.
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Singer turnover grows 29.4% to Rs.5.3 bn in 1H 2005
Singer Sri Lanka reached a new half
yearly high turnover of Rs 5.3 Billion in 2005 recording a
significant growth rate of 29.4% over the same period last year.
All channels of distribution gained
sales over the industry norm during this period, Singer
reported. Growth was particularly seen in the Singer Mega
Channel, the traditional Retail and Wholesale Channels and in
the Modern Homes network
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Murali, Sanga believe Aussies can be beaten in World Series
Two days after the World XI teams to take on
World Champions Australia were announced, Sri Lanka’s Muttiah
Muralitharan was confident that the World XI side can put an end
to Australia’s dominance in the Super Series scheduled to take
place in October, down under.
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Hashan’s
conduct intolerable – Mirando
Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim
Committee Tryphon Mirando reacting to the criticism directed at
the sport’s governing body by former Test captain Hashan
Tillekerathne, in the wake of his interdiction as Cricket-Aid
Executive Director said the veteran batsman was trying to gain
cheap publicity by highlighting his grievances.
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KINGDOM: England captain Michael Vaughn (R) smiles
as he walks with Australian captain Ricky Ponting
after England won the toss and elected to bat on the
first day of the fourth NPower Ashes Test match at
Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, 25 August
2005. (AFP PHOTO) |
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