With an overall 55% to 60% voter turnout, the curtain came
down on the Eastern Provincial Council election yesterday sans any major
poll-related acts of violence.
The turnout for the poll in the three districts of the
Province, Ampara, Trincomalee and Batticaloa -- held after a lapse of 20
years, was satisfactory, Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake said
Though there was a lull as polling opened at 7 am, it
gathered momentum as the day progressed, election officials said.
Diplomatic promotion to
FM’s brother-in-law
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama’s brother-in-law
Palitha Ganegoda has been appointed Sri Lanka’s Deputy High Commissioner
to New Delhi. Ganegoda who held the rank of Minister at the New Delhi
mission has been promoted...
Tigers blast navy vessel in
Trinco, attack Ampara village
The LTTE in the early hours of Saturday blew up a navy
logistical vessel after infiltrating the Trincomalee harbour about five
hours before the commencement of polling in the first election to the
Eastern Provincial Council.
