President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in London to participate in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, met British Parliamentarians at the Sri Lankan High Commission yesterday. External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris and Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London Dr Chris Nonis are also in the picture. Picture by Sudath Silva

NCP poll can go ahead

Court vacates injunction filed by UNP Councillor:

The North Central Province Civil Appeals high Court yesterday issued an order to vacate the injunction imposed on the Governor and the Chief Minister staying the dissolution of the North Central Provincial Council. UNP Provincial Councillor Anil Ratnayake filed a petition against the dissolution of the NCP before the due date.

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President tells Lankans in Britain:

‘I will stand firm by country’

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he will never allow any power or force to snatch away the country which has been liberated from terrorism. The President said he is prepared to make any sacrifice on behalf of the future generations to transform Sri Lanka into a super country to be reckoned with in the international world.

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Two suspects arrested in cricketer’s murder case

The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the murder of cricketer Eswardasan Ketheeswaran in Trincomalee. Ketheeswaran had been hacked to death at Iyyarnarkoni Street in Trincomalee on April 18. The suspects confessed they committed the murder on a contract entered into with the victim’s wife,

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Queen’s celebrations make Britain smile again

The enthusiasm which greeted Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee celebrations highlights the irreplaceable role that the monarchy plays in uniting British society, the country’s press said yesterday. Millions of patriotic Britons attended various events during the four-day festivities,

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