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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.

 

 

Auspicious moment: Swimming pool for school
President Mahinda Rajapaksa participates at the inaugural opening of the swimming pool at Gampaha Bandaranaike College yesterday. Principal Ven Labutale Sudassana Thera, Ministers Bandula Gunawardena, Basil Rajapaksa, Felix Perera, Susil Premajayantha, Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva and Namal Rajapaksa MP were present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Shell welcomes takeover

Sale purchase agreement soon:

Shell Gas Lanka said the proposed sale of Lanka’s operations is an attractive opportunity for the Government to acquire the professional liquid petroleum gas (LPG) business in the country.

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Govt acquires Shell

*Signals end to privatisation era

*Purchase price US $ 63 m

*Forty nine percent stake to be listed

The Government in a major move to close the chapter of privatizing State property in the country, yesterday decided to take over Shell Gas Lanka Limited and Shell Gas Terminal Limited costing US$ 63 million.

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Colombo takes on different face

The Colombo city has undergone a new and cleaner look under the leadership of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. The city is now free of dengue, rabies, garbage and floods. No floods have been reported from Colombo during this rainy season.

 

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EU gives Euro 16 m to Sri Lanka

The delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives announced that the European Commission has formally adopted the Annual Action Plan (AAP) 2010 for Euro 16 million (Rs 2.4 billion) in grant assistance to Sri Lanka.

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Run around country completed in 36 days:

Saman aims Guinness World Record

Ex-army commando Pradeep Saman Udugamasooriya, who made a valiant bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by jogging, climbing and swimming (triathlon) along Sri Lanka’s 1,340 Km coastline within 40 days, completed his epic run to a hero’s welcome at Galle Face Green yesterday.

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