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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.

(Top)Work on the Jana Sevana Housing Development project commenced yesterday with the foundation laying to construct 560 housing units at Mihindupura, Kirulapone. Under this program, 60,000 houses are to be constructed during this year and one million houses within the next six years. Here President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Wimal Weerawansa, Dinesh Gunawardena, Gamini Lokuge, Deputy Ministers Lasantha Alagiyawanna and Abdul Cader, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Foreign diplomats stand to attention to the National Anthem. (Bottom): A model of the Mihindupura housing project. Pictures by Nalin Hewapathirana

Hemas Group earnings up

The Hemas Group has recorded a turnover of Rs 4.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.6 percent and earnings of Rs 311.4 million, a growth of 25.9 percent for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

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Jana Sevana National Housing Development Project:

Giant step forward

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide safe and healthy shelter for every Sri Lankan family within the next few years, while launching the 'Jana Sevana' housing program, which aims to construct one million houses within the next six years.

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Wilpattu Park records tourist influx

The numbers of local and foreign tourists visiting the Wilpattu National Park has been on the increase. The Sanctuary which had been closed for a number of years due to terrorist activities was reopened in February last year.

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Solid waste management:

Lanka, Czech deal mooted

Sri Lanka is working towards a mutual agreement to seek the assistance of the Czech Republic for solid waste management, said Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa. Czech Republic Ambassador for Sri Lanka Miloslav Stasek called on the Environment Minister yesterday at the Ministry premises to hand over their proposals on waste management in Sri Lanka.

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