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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.

 

 

Commemorating D A Rajapaksa : Floral tributes
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa place floral tributes at the foot of the statue of former Deputy Speaker and Minster D A Rajapaksa, father of President Rajapaksa in Tangalle yesterday. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

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Research on high yielding agri crops vital

Call to allocate sufficient funds:

With fast economic growth sufficient investments have to be made on research based on local conditions, National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) President Lal de Alwis told Daily News Business.

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Prisoners attack Police

Forty-five policemen attached to the Colombo Division were injured following an attack by several convicted prisoners of the ‘Chapel Ward’ at the Welikada Prison yesterday morning. Police Media Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said the police team raided the Welikada Prison Chapel ward yesterday morning after obtaining a warrant from the Colombo Magistrate to search for drugs and illegal items hidden in the ward.

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Plans underway to set up 64 High Courts and Appeal Courts:

No one can interfere with judiciary - President

No one has the right to interfere with the judiciary and its independence, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President was speaking at a meeting after opening the Tangalle courts complex Saturday. It was built at a cost of Rs 358 million in place of the colonial era courts complex.

 

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Police crackdown on drug traffickers

Around 3,135 suspects involved in hard drug trafficking were arrested last week by the Police Department special unit to eradicate the drug menace. Four hundred and ninety five High Court cases are pending against these suspects, while over 9,061 grams of hard drugs had been taken into custody by the special unit.

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New institute planned to train politicians

The Government’s attention has been directed towards establishing a separate institute to train politicians, said Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. He observed that in many developed countries there are similar institutes and that the need of such a body is highly felt in the country.

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