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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.

 

 

Solidarity with Libya: Protest against Western air strikes
A demonstration was held at Kollupitiya yesterday to protest against the air strikes launched against Libya by US and Western powers. Here, Minister Rishard Bathiyutheen, Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana and A H M Azwer MP leading the protest. Picture by Ruzaik Farook

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NDB propels SME financing

Through World Bank credit line:

NDB Bank is a pioneer in lending to Small and Medium Enterprises since its inception over 30 years ago and has supported over 45,000 ventures employing more than 650,000 people across the country.

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Govt to monitor NGOs

It is the right and responsibility of the government to monitor how Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) obtain funds and how they are spent, stated President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a meeting with the Editors of the print and electronic media at Temple Trees yesterday.

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Interfering with IP’s duties:

CBK’s Security Chief pleads guilty

Colombo High Court Judge Kumuduni Wickramasinghe yesterday ordered Superintendent of Police Nihal Karunaratne to pay damages amounting to Rs 300,000 for the charges of interfering with the duties of IP Hettiarachchige Samudrajeewa who was attached to the special investigation unit of Peliyagoda Police.

 

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Post-conflict reconciliation:

Talks with Tamil parties

President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that initial talks have taken place with Tamil political parties on aspects of post-conflict reconciliation in Sri Lanka although no formal proposals have been made so far by them. The President was addressing Editors of the print and electronic media at Temple Trees yesterday.

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Interpol foils militant attack on World Cup

Interpol said on Thursday it had foiled a militant plot to carry out an attack during the cricket World Cup now being played across South Asia. “Last week, through cooperation from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, we were able to identify, locate and arrest a terrorist,”

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