OTHER NEWS Pillayan- first chief minister for Eastern Province Pillayan - new CM EP Police begins investigations Pillayan’s oath taking unconstitutional – Hizbullah    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend 4000 displaced due to floods 29-04-2008 The flood situation in several districts of the country has displaced 4000 people so far, the government said today. The Disaster Management Centre said in Ratnapura district alone, two thousand families have been displaced. The number of displaced families in the Puttalam district is 600. The Red Cross Society is in the process of distributing dry food, water bottles and other requisites to the victims. The Irrigation Department says water levels in the Kalu, Ging and Kelani rivers continue to rise. The Department of Meteorology predicts further heavy rain accompanied by thunder will experience in the western, sabaragamuwa and central province as well as in the Galle district today. It has also been reported that the tornado which has developed over Jaffna is moving 650 kilemetres to the northwest of the island. Print Version | Email to friend

Pillayan- first chief minister for Eastern Province Fri, 16-05-2008 18:00:00 Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan was sworn-in as the Chief Minister for the Eastern Province before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening. Three other provincial councilors also took their oaths, as cabinet of ministers despite M.L.A.M Hisbullah was absent. They are T.Navaratnarajah, Wimalaweera Dissanayake and M.Uduma . After swearing in ceremony Minister Athaullah welcomed the newly appointed Chief Minister. Chandrakantha obtained the highest number of preferential vo... |FULL STORY|

Pillayan - new CM EP Fri, 16-05-2008 14:00:00 Mr.Pillayan took oaths as the Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council in a short while ago.... |FULL STORY|

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Police begins investigations Fri, 16-05-2008 14:00:00 Extensive investigations are now being held on the suicide bomb attack occurred at Colombo Fort this morning. Police Media spokesperson Senior DIG N.K. Ilangakoon said the Colombo Crime Investigation Division and the Fort Police conduct investigations according to the instructions of CID. The Government Analyst has also concluded his investigation. It is being identified the motorbike which the suicide bomber had travelled has been registered in the Eastern Province. The registered numbe... |FULL STORY|

Pillayan’s oath taking unconstitutional – Hizbullah Fri, 16-05-2008 13:00:00 Hours before the installation of Pillayan as the Chief Minister of the East M.L.A.M Hizbullah along with two other elected Muslim members from Batticaloa to the Eastern Provincial Council have informed the Governor-East that they would not support Pillayan in the council and would function as a separate group. Chief Minister aspirant and Batticaloa strongman He said that it's illegal for Pillayan to take oaths as CM since he doesn’t command a majority in the UPFA team. ... |FULL STORY|

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