Six of nine provincial councils will be void in two months – G. L. Peiris
Six out of the nine provincial councils will be void following another two months, the Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana…
Tag: Provincial Councils
FR petition filed by former CJ against PC Elections Act rejected
A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva against the Provincial Councils (PC) Elections (Amendment) Act…
Gazette establishing Local councils postponed to March 20
The gazette establishing the local councils have been postponed to March 20 on the request of the Elections Commission and…
Elections for 6 PCs due in September Postponing Polls a violation of franchise– Deshapriya PCs essential for LG bodies to function
BY Niranjala Ariyawansha Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says that while the elections to six Provincial Councils are…
Delimitation Committee on Provincial Councils hands over report to Minister
The Delimitation Committee for the conduct of Provincial Council elections yesterday handed over its report on the delimitation of electorates…
MP Sriyani Wijayawickrama sworn in as state minister of local government and provincial councils
MP Sriyani Wijayawickrama was sworn in as the State Minister of Local government and provincial councils before President Maithripala Sirisena…
Demarcation of provincial councils expected to end by end of January, AG tells court
The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court yesterday that the demarcation of provincial councils is expected to be completed before…
Attorney General to study delimitation gazette
Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya PC yesterday appointed a three-member committee comprising Senior State Counsel to look into all legal aspects…
PCs should tax businesses with quarterly income up to Rs3mn: FC
Sri Lanka’s Finance Commission (FC) has recommended that Provincial Councils should be allowed to collect taxes from business entities with…
81 State institutions rewarded for high level of performance in Fiscal Year 2015.
The Committee on Public Accounts of the Parliament (COPA), under the direction of its Chairman State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna has…