"We have no qualms about the NPC polls, as long as the powers granted to Provincial Councils by the 13th Amendment are removed first."

"We have no qualms about the NPC polls, as long as the powers granted to Provincial Councils by the 13th Amendment are removed first."

The National Freedom Front (NFF) , headed by Minister Wimal Weerawansa

``It is our view the amendment should be abolished.``

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)

JHU wants to mobilize masses
By a Staff Reporter

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Parliamentarian, Athuraliye Rathana Thera said, yesterday the government must be compelled to change its stand on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution through public mobilization.

Referring to the announcement made by Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, who confirmed on Wednesday (22) that the government would not be abolishing the 13th Amendment, and the strongly expressed views of the JHU calling for the abolishment of the same, Rathana Thera said, "We must mobilize the public to push the government toward changing their stand on the matter." JHU National Organizer, Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, responding to the inquiries pertaining to his party's alliance with the government, considering the current differences of opinion regarding the 13th Amendment, said, "What Minister Yapa expressed was the stand of the government. It is our view the amendment should be abolished. This isn't a government-JHU problem."

Commenting further on the government's decision to go ahead with the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) Polls in September, he said, "The government so far has not discussed any of these matters with our party
Minister Yapa at the Cabinet briefing pointed out that only the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) can take a decision on the 13th Amendment, echoing President Mahinda Rajapaksa's sentiments.

Warnasinghe, when asked whether the JHU has planned to discuss the matter at the PSC, said, "Even though a PSC has been appointed, it has never been convened, with the United National Party (UNP) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) studiously avoiding it. If it is convened, then the problems of the North can be discussed. The reality is that it is never convened."

The National Freedom Front (NFF), headed by Minister Wimal Weerawansa is another government party which has expressed the need to abolish the 13th Amendment. NFF Member Piyasiri Wijenayake told Ceylon Today, "We have no qualms about the NPC polls, as long as the powers granted to Provincial Councils by the 13th Amendment are removed first."

சிங்களத்தில் இராணுவம் ஒரு `சமூக வர்க்கமாக` வளர்த்தெடுக்கப்படுகிறது.

‘Soldiers’ Welfare Membership Pays Dividends to Go for Mega Projects’- Commander
[Updated :: 2013-05-21 17:18:31 Hours || Home]

 Sri Lanka Army-managed ‘Lāya Leisure’ Hotel at Kukuleganga is to run one of its new outlets, now open in the new state-of-the-art mega cafeteria (awanhala) complex at Welipenna service area on E-1 Colombo-Galle Expressway.

The ceremonial opening of the new ‘Lāya Seafood Restaurant’ outlet by Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army, took place on Tuesday (21) morning during a brief ceremony as one more welfare wing of the Army where E-1 road-users are able to buy fresh meals at affordable price.

 

Sri Lanka Army in conformity with the government’s ongoing tourism promotion drive saw its widely used leisure outlets across the country be given a new exposure, facelift and modernization, bringing all of them recently under the brand name, ‘Lāya Beach’ (Wadduwa), ‘Lāya Leisure’ (Kukuleganga) and ‘Lāya Safari’ (Yala). Tuesday’s (21) opening of this seafood cafeteria is one more attempt in the same direction.

 

 

 

Chanting of Seth Pirith and lighting of the traditional oil lamp as symbols of blessings on the projectfollowed unveiling of the cafeteria’s signboard, ‘Lāya Seafood Restaurant’ as invitees looked on.

 

Talking to a section of media personnel, covering the event afterwards, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya told them that numerous welfare projects, including this outlet, have been made possible due to welfare membership paid by each and every soldier soon after enlistment to the Army.

“Such welfare membership deposits, now matured as dividend payments which are managed by Directorate of Welfare in the Army enable us to go for mega welfare projects of exceptional nature, like Lāya Hotel ch ain, Ranaviru Apparels, Rehabilitation Centers, Ranaviru Resource Center, etc. The Army does not place any burden on Army personnel to fund or maintain such projects, either,” the Commander specified.

A gathering of senior officers and invitees attended the opening ceremony.  

மத முரண்பாட்டுக்கு பெளத்தர்கள் காரணமானவர்கள் அல்ல: மகிந்த

மத முரண்பாட்டுக்கு பௌத்தர்கள் காரணமானவர்கள் இல்லை; ஜனாதிபதி

இலங்கையில் உள்ள பௌத்தர்கள் கடும்போக்காளர்கள் அல்ல. மத நல்லிணக்கத்தை சீர்குலைக்கவே சிலர் முயற்சிகளை மேற்கொள்கின்றனர் என ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ச தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

கண்டி தலதா மாளிகையில் நடைபெற்ற நிகழ்வு ஒன்றில் கலந்து கொண்டு உரையாற்றும்  போதே அவர் இதனைக் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

அவர் மேலும் தெரிவிக்கையில்,
நாட்டில் உள்ள பௌத்தர்கள் கடும் போக்கானவர்கள் அல்ல. எனினும் சில அரச சார்பற்ற நிறுவனங்கள் மதத்தின் அடிப்படையில் நாட்டை சீர்குலைப்பதற்கான முயற்சிகளை மேற்கொண்டு வருகின்றனர்.

அத்துடன் பௌத்தர்கள் ஏனைய மதத்தவர்களைத் துன்புறுத்துவதாக குற்றம் சுமத்தப்படுகின்றது. எனினும் ஏனைய மத வழிபாட்டுத் தளங்களை அமைத்துக் கொள்ள பௌத்த விஹாரைகளுக்கு சொந்தமான காணிகளும் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இவ்வாறான செயற்பாடுகள் மூலம் பௌத்தர்கள் மத நல்லிணக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்த முயற்சிகளை எடுத்து வருகின்றனர் என்பது வெளிப்படையாகும்.

நாட்டில் மத முரண்பாடுகள் கிடையாது, அவ்வாறு முரண்பாடுகள் ஏற்பட பௌத்தர்கள் இடமளிக்க மாட்டார்கள் என ஜனாதிபதி தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.


 

தோழர் மனோவின் மே தின புரட்சிகர வெகுஜன பிரச்சார கிளர்ச்சி உரை

 

தோழர் மனோவின்
2013 மே தின
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வெகுஜன பிரச்சார கிளர்ச்சி உரை

 

 

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ஒலிப்பதிவில் உரையைக் கேட்க மேற்கண்ட இணைப்பை இயக்கவும்.

வந்தவாசித் தடை: ஜெயா அரசு வெந்த புண்ணில் வேல் பாய்ச்சிய செயல்!

 

வந்தவாசிப் பொதுக்கூட்டத்துக்கு ஜெயா அரசு தடை! கழகம் கண்டனப் பிரச்சாரம்!

புதிய ஈழம்: முள்ளிவாய்க்கால்ப் படுகொலைக்கு பழி தீர்ப்போம்!

புதிய ஈழம்: முள்ளிவாய்க்கால்ப் படுகொலைக்கு பழி தீர்ப்போம்!:

முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் மே 18 2013    

 

முள்ளிவாய்க்கால்ப் படுகொலைக்கு பழி தீர்ப்போம்!  

   ஏகாதிபத்தியம் ஒழியப் போராடுவோம்.    

முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள் கழகத்தின் வந்தவாசிப் பொதுக்கூட்டம்

மே 18 கழக முழக்கங்கள்

India, Sri Lanka to double bilateral trade to USD 10 billion by 2016

India, Sri Lanka to double bilateral trade to USD 10 billion by 2016
By ANI | ANI – Tue 22 Jan, 2013.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Recognising the need to build a special economic partnership framework to achieve the shared goals of poverty alleviation, job creation and economic development for the people of the two countries, India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to encourage closer economic and trade linkages between all stakeholders with a view to doubling bilateral trade to USD 10 billion in the next three years.

In this context, a Ministry of External Affairs release said that it was also agreed to initiate a dialogue between the Commerce Secretary of India and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Sri Lanka at an early date to evolve a framework for a special economic partnership between the two countries. ‘

The decision was taken during the eighth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission here today. The meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his Sri Lankan counterpart Prof. G.L. Peiris. The Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting at the level of the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries on Monday.

During the meeting, it was acknowledged that the substantial development assistance provided by the Government of India towards relief, resettlement and rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and livelihood generation and reconstruction efforts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka has had a positive impact on the ground.

In this context, both sides welcomed the successful completion of the pilot project for construction of 1,000 houses for IDPs in the Northern Province in August 2012 and the launch of the next phase for construction/repair of remaining 49,000 houses on October 2, 2012.

It was noted with satisfaction that substantial progress has been made in implementation of the projects like repair and construction of hospital and schools, setting up of Vocational Training Centres, organization of artificial limb refitment camps, provision of fishing equipment, tractors, bicycles, trishaws, agricultural equipment and seeds, restoration of the Northern Railway lines and the Southern Railway Corridor, rehabilitation of the Kankesanthurai Harbour, rehabilitation of the Palaly Airport, among others.

Both sides also noted the impressive growth of tourism traffic between the two countries both ways. India currently contributed the largest number of tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka and over 250,000 Sri Lankans visited India in 2011-2012.

It was agreed that with a view to enhance connectivity, people to people exchanges and movement of goods and services, the two sides would meet at the earliest to explore the possibility of finalizing and signing a revised Air Services Agreement, work towards the resumption of ferry services between Talaimannar and Rameswaram for which the Joint Committee on Ferry Services would meet at the earliest and hold the meeting of the Joint Working Group on Tourism in the first quarter to 2013 to identify potential areas of cooperation, including marketing and capacity-building.
Describing the Sampur Power Project as a landmark initiative, the two sides directed the officials concerned on both sides to work towards its implementation so that the project goes on-stream by 2016, and to expeditiously complete the joint study on establishing power inter-grid connectivity.
Both sides also agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the areas of New and Renewable energy, and in this context agreed to conclude a MoU on Cooperation in New and Renewable Energy; to cooperate in establishing three power plants of aggregate capacity of 15 MW using biomass fuel; and enhance cooperation in wind and solar energy sectors.

It was also agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil and gas; civil nuclear energy; science and technology; and space technology. (ANI)