Move to raise retirement ages of judges: Options before govt.

Holding a consultative referendum and PC polls on the same day an alternative Politics by Vishvanath Pressure is mounting on the government to hold the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections. Representatives of an alliance of six Tamil-speaking and Muslim political parties met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo, last Sunday, to press for the long-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections and a new Constitution. They represented the Ilankai Tamil A

Aug 05, 2026