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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.

 

 

Victoria Dam at spill level:Sluice gates opened
Two sluicegates of the Victoria Dam were opened on Saturday following heavy rains in the catchment areas. - Picture by Shan Rambukwella, Kandy Pix Correspondence

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EDB unveils 2011-2015 strategic plan today:

Non-EU exports to increase

Advisory committees established:

The main objective of the Export Development Board’s (EDB) new strategic plan for the year 2011-2015 which will be launched today is to increase the country’s export value of products and services to US $ 15 billion by 2015.

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Tamil MPs condemn UK demo

Colombo district Parliamentarian Praba Ganeshan and Nuwara Eliya district Parliamentarian P Digambaram condemned the disruptive actions of the Tamil diaspora during President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s recent visit to the UK.

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Sluice gates open as rains continue

Correspondent and Batticaloa Group The sluice gates of several reservoirs were opened yesterday as unrelenting rains continued to lash the catchment areas. Officials said sluice gates of the Victoria, Castlereagh, Laxapana, Rajanganaya and Wimalasurendra reservoirs were opened due to the heavy rains.

 

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Fourth disaster control confab on Wednesday

Officials attached to the Disaster Management Ministry, National Building Research Organization, Meteorology Department, Government Agents, Provincial Chief Ministers and Ministers will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (08) to discuss about the country’s disaster reduction activities as the parties will hold the fourth meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management(NCDM) at the Presidential Secretariat.

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