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PS chairman held in bribery case

[July 05 2013]

Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Udeni Atukorala was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for allegedly soliciting a Rs 1.5 million bribe from the Bentara Paradeshiya Sabha chairman. It is reported that he had accepted the bribe to provide a permit to transport soil.

 

Anti-Dengue programmes in Kelaniya schools

[July 01 2013]

Public Health Inspectors attached to the Kelaniya MOH Office have taken steps to launch anti-Dengue programmes in 20 schools under the purview of the Kelaniya MOH Office. The programme will be conducted on the instructions of Kelaniya MOH Dr Wasantha Rajapaksa.

 

Principal dies during training

[June 30 2013]

Raddolugama Pagnananda Madya Maha Vidyalaya Principal W.A.S. Wickramasinghe died following a stroke while exercising in the morning at the Rantambe Cadet Camp. Wickremesinghe, 52, was among the 97 participants in the month long military leadership training programme for school Principals.

 

Senior Minister leaves for Geneva

[June 28 2013]

Senior Minister for International Monetary Co-operation and Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning Dr. Sarath Amunugama will leave for Geneva tomorrow to represent the Sri Lankan Government at the Annual Ministerial Review of the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations

 

President unveils Buddha statue

[June 25 2013]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled a six feet Samadhi Buddha statue erected at the entrance to the Mihintale sacred area concurrent to the 2320 Mihindu Jayanthi commemoration. The President performed the first flower and oil lamp offering to the statue constructed by the Civil Defence Force (CSD).

 

Train crashes into parked lorry, one dead

[June 24 2013]

One died and four passengers were seriously injured when a train bound for Galle crashed into a lorry at Angulana . According to Police sources, the train was packed with rush hour passengers knocked the train when it was parked close to the railway track.

 

Man nabbed with ganja in bag

[June 21 2013]

A 31-year-old male, resident in Paththinigama, Galnewa was arrested by Galnewa Police on afternoon while carrying 1.508 kgs of ganja hidden in a travelling bag after alighting from a Colombo-Anuradhapura bus at Paththinigama junction.

 

 

Nalanda Ranaviru Commemoration: The first flag for the ‘Nalanda Ranaviru Commemoration 2010’ was pinned on President Mahinda Rajapaksa by Nalanda College Head Prefect Praveen Gunatillake at Temple Trees yesterday. The Commemoration is organized by the Junior Old Boys’ Association of Nalanda College. Principal of the College Ranjih Jayasundara, Junior Old Boys’ Association Secretary Sanjaya Fernando, its President Ravi Ahangama and Vice President Sanjeeva Perera were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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ComBank records Rs 2.3 b profit in 1 H

Continued improvements in key performance indicators in the second quarter of 2010 have enabled the Commercial Bank Group to record noteworthy profit growth for the six months ended June 30, despite a drop in foreign exchange income.

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Lankan sailors held hostage:

Freedom soon

Thirteen Sri Lankan sailors held hostage for over five months by Somali pirates since the hijacking of the Al Nisr Al Saudi vessel in the Gulf of Aden on March 1, 2010 are expected to be released shortly with the ship owners agreeing to pay the ransom demanded by the pirates.

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Bigger loans to cater to housing needs

“We give housing loans to low income families who are below the Rs 25,000 income level. Considering the fluctuations of income, the hike in the prices of construction material and public requests who anticipate to obtain housing loans, we have decided to increase the housing loan to Rs 200,000 which was Rs. 100,000 earlier. The interest rate of this loan is 11 percent. This is the lowest interest rate,” NHDA chairman Jayantha Samarawewa said.

 

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Don’t act foolishly, Magistrate tells undergrads

Kandy Chief Magistrate Lalith Ekanayake yesterday rejecting an anticipatory bail application filed by four Peradeniya University students who allegedly behaved in an aggressive manner obstructing Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake said university students should never act like the proverbial bull in the China shop. The Chief Magistrate said students who enter universities for higher education should act in a decent manner in keeping with their dignity and high standard of education.

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