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SL Presidential polls: SLPP MP Alahapperuma thanks LoP Premadasa for nomin
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP, Dullas Alahapperuma expressed gratitude to country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and SLPP Chairman G L Peiris for nominating him as the candidate for Presidential post.
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Sri Lankan Presidential polls: Sajith Premadasa withdraws, lends support t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): In a major announcement, Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday withdrew his candidature for President of the island nation and said he is supporting rival candidate Dullas Alahapperuma for the top post.
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Sri Lanka's LoP Premadasa raises concern over Presidential polls, says "Pa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main Opposition leader and front-runner in the race for the next President, Sajith Premadasa on Sunday expressed his concerns over the Presidential polls and said that the current parliament does not represent the majority opinion of the people
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Govt convenes all-party meeting to formulate strategy for Monsoon session
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): An all-party meeting kicked off on Sunday, a day ahead of the beginning of the Parliament's Monsoon Session tomorrow, to devise a strategy for increasing the productivity of the House among several other agendas.
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Monsoon Session: All-party meeting today, govt to discuss ways to maximise
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The government will hold an all-party meeting today at 11 am, ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament which begins tomorrow, to formulate a strategy to maximise the productivity of the House along with addressing the concerns of the Opposition duri
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Nominations for Sri Lankan presidential election on Tuesday
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament announced that the nominations for the Presidential elections will be held on Tuesday and the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20.
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India will continue to be supportive of economic recovery in Sri Lanka: In
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Sri Lankan Parliament meeting for electing the new President of Sri Lanka, the Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of d
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Uphill task, but will contest presidential elections: Sri Lankan opp leade
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Terming the scenario of him winning the Sri Lanka's presidential elections an "uphill task", country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Friday said that he will contest the elections as he is convinced that the truth will prevail.
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Monsoon session: KCR speaks to Opposition leaders
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of the Parliament's Monsoon Session, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has stepped up his efforts to up the ante against the ruling BJP and spoke to several Opposition leaders on Friday.
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Expunging words as per Parliament rules: Lok Sabha sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Amid the row over the questioning of the Lok Sabha secretariat by the Opposition over words listed as "unparliamentary", top sources in the Lower House on Thursday said that such removal of words has been taking place since 1954 under various political di
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Opposition leaders to discuss joint Vice Presidential candidate on July 17
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the leaders of Opposition parties will meet on July 17 to discuss the candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election.
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Emergency in Sri Lanka: PM cannot exercise President's powers, says Oppn l
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid reports that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the interim President of Sri Lanka, the country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday said that the PM cannot exercise the power
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