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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.

Under PM’s scrutiny : Inspects : Prime Minister D M Jayaratne unveiled a war heroes statue at Gampola Wickramabahu Maha Vidyalaya on Friday. Here the Prime Minister inspects the school’s Cadet Platoon parade after unveiling the statue. Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake is also present.

Fiscal discipline essential - IMF

Budget moving in the right direction:

A Sri Lankan policy agenda that takes into account new global developments would include continued fiscal discipline, financial market development and national consensus, International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia Pacific Department Anoop Singh said.

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Landslides man-made

Cause: Haphazard steepening of slopes for constructions :

NBRO to issue new guidelines:

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) investigations on recent landslides have revealed that 90 percent of the reported cases have been activated due to man-made causes. Haphazard steepening of slopes for housing and other construction have been identified as the cause for a majority of the slides.

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Mumps vaccine in NIP from mid-2011

The mumps vaccine will be included into the National Immunization Program (NIP) from mid 2011, said Health Ministry Consultant Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Peiris. He was addressing a public seminar on Vaccines at the Public Library Auditorium yesterday.

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Brothers remanded in swindle case

Police search for Romanian couple:

Two brothers suspected to have swindle over Rs two million using false credit cards were remanded by Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Nirosha Fernando until February 12. The two brothers who had been employed in Italy had become friendly with a Romanian couple. After returning to Sri Lanka with the couple, the two had withdrawn money from locals’ and foreigners’ accounts. Investigations are on to arrest the Romanian couple, who are missing. The two brothers were taken into custody by the Colombo Criminal Investigations Department at Galle on January 2.

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