Sri Lanka, March 10 -- A group of astrologers has questioned the government as to why information and data related auspicious times was obtained from them if the "Avurudu Nekath Seettuwa," the table of auspicious times for this year's Sinhala and Tamil New Year, is not to be published.

Astrologer Ravishanka Senanayake, addressing the media, claimed that this situation had arisen due to an arbitrary decision made by the Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

Senanayake criticized the move, stating that the government had informed the media that this year's "Nekath Seettuwa" would not be presented. He therefore questioned why the Ministry had initially requested auspicious time data from experts if it did not intend to publish it....