Kattankudy sends 40 cooks to feed IDPs

Forty Muslim cooks from Kattankudy accompanied by two members of the Kattankudy Mosque Federation left Kattankudy for the Wanni yesterday morning in a bus, a pick up and a lorry full of cooking utensils to prepare meals for the people rescued by the security forces from the clutches of the LTTE in the North.

Secretary of the Kattankudy Mosque Federation M. Sabeel, said that the Federation is sending these cooks to the Wanni at their own expense on the request of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, conveyed through the Chief Presidential Advisor and MP Basil Rajapaksa. The Kattankudy Mosque Federation also sent relief goods to the Wanni IDPs some time ago.

Meanwhile it is said the Muslims displaced from the North by the LTTE in October 1990 are also collecting relief items to be given to the war victims in government controlled areas.

source:http://www.nation.lk/2009/04/26/news4.html

Transfers for senior police officers

Senior police officers will be changing places as the Sri Lanka Police effects a series of transfers across the service. The transfers come under the instructions of the Inspector General of Police, based on recommendations by the Ministry of Defence and the Police Commissioner. A press release from Police Headquarters lists the transfers as follows: Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) transfers

W. U. Fernando, Batticaloa Operations to IT and CCTV

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) transfers

B. B. Ranaweera, Puttalam to Batticaloa

Superintendent of Police (SP) transfers

Batticaloa to Director Supplies Police HQ

TMVP takes steps to revamp

The TMVP has taken steps to revamp the party to be a ‘considerable political force’ following the defeat of the LTTE, Party Spokesperson Azath Moulana said.

Moulana told The Sunday Leader the party had already taken steps by revamping its political offices in the east and by appointing new members in these districts.

"The TMVP needs to reorganise to be a force to reckon in the Tamil political circles. There is more room for us to do that since the LTTE has been defeated," Moulana said.

There was speculation of a rift within the party following Batticaloa Mayor, Sivageetha Pirapaharan’s decision to resign from the TMVP and join government ranks.

Moulana said that this had not affected the party’s relationship with the government. He said the TMVP would continue to assist the government in its efforts to bring a political solution and to develop the country.

"The TMVP will continue to maintain a friendly relationship with the government and assist in its development and peace efforts," Moulana added.

The TMVP had been plagued by internal rifts in the recent past.

Its former leader, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan along with a few of his supporters joined the SLFP in March this year following a split within the party.

http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20090614/NEWS-3.htm

TNA Batticaloa district MP Thangeswari Kadiraman also hit headlines

TNA Batticaloa district MP Thangeswari Kadiraman also hit headlines locally and internationally by coming to the parliament wearing a salwar in breach of parliament dress code that eventually caused her to be evicted from the House.

Arumainayagam resumes as GA Batticaloa district

By TamilNet Newswire
Mr. Sundaram Arumainayagam has assumed duties again as the Government Agent
of Batticaloa district with effect from Monday. He was on study leave to
undergo a special course in public administration in Singapore for one
year. ...
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dengue fever has risen to 91 with the latest incident reporting from Batticaloa last evening. ...

* A special telephone number to help control dengue in Sri Lanka
Colombo Page - Colombo,Sri Lanka
Meanwhile the total number of deaths on dengue fever has risen to 91 with
the latest incident reporting from Batticaloa last evening. ...
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With the strong likelihood of the entire TMVP membership taking SLFP

With the strong likelihood of the entire TMVP membership taking SLFP
membership, Batticaloa Mayor Sivageetha Prabhakaran said yesterday that she
had been convinced of the need to join the SLFP as well, following in the
steps of National ...
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