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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.

 

 

Friendly ties: Meeting
Indian Navy Commander Admiral Nirmal Warma and Pakistan Navy Commander Admiral Noman Bashir greet each other during a ceremony in Colombo on December 9 marking Sri Lanka Navy’s Diamond Jubilee. Sri Lanka Navy Chief Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe is also in the picture. Picture by Sudath Silva.

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World IT spending to top US $ 1.6 trillion:

Sri Lanka to benefit

The major proportion of the world’s IT spending for 2011 will be acquired by emerging countries around the world. Sri Lanka, being an attractive destination for service investments in the world will play an enabling role in its journey towards the knowledge economy while gaining a considerable share of IT spending in the world.

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Tycoon nabbed for water piracy

A prominent businessman who obtained water for 15 years by illegally tapping major supply lines close to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) Head Office, Ratmalana was arrested Saturday.

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No room for terrorism

Terrorism which brought much devastation to the country over three decades will never be allowed to resurface again, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. The Defence Secretary addressing the passing out ceremony of the Special Force at Maduruoya Saturday, said terrorism will never be allowed to destroy the peaceful situation in the country since measures have been taken to safeguard the country.

 

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Action against bribe taking PC members

Three Provincial Council members who took bribes with the promise of providing sanitary labourer jobs in hospitals are to be taken to task, according to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. Minister Sirisena while handing over appointment letters to 850 new hospital sanitary labourers at the John de Silva theatre yesterday, said that he had information regarding three bribe taking PC members, a Ministry spokesman said.

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