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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa observed Ata Sil on Vesak Full Moon Poya day at Temple Trees yesterday. Ministers Bandula Gunawardena, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Yoshita Rajapaksa also observed Sil. Ven Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera administered the Ashtha Seela on the President and others. Picture by Sudath Silva

The 2600th Sambuddhatva Jayanthi, Amadhahara Vesak Zone, organized by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL) for the 21 st consecutive year in association with Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) was declared open yesterday. Here Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Culture and Arts Minister T B Ekanayake, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) CEO Greg Young, ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, Director Editorial Seelarathna Senarath and Director Operations Upul Dissanayake at the opening. Picture by Nissanaka Wijeratne Story on page 03

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Colombo, suburbs throbbing with Buddhist activities:

Sambuddhathva Jayanthi conducted on grand scale

Non-Buddhists too participate in big way:

A series of programmes to commemorate Vesak that was ushered in association with the 2600th Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi, began on a grand scale throughout the country yesterday. Pandals depicting episodes from the 550 rebirth stories of the Buddha have been erected throughout the country. More than 18 such pandals are within the Colombo city.

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President observes Ata Sil

Buddhist devotees in Sri Lanka and all over the world came together under the sacred Buddhist flag to commemorate the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi celebrations participating in religious observances and programmes yesterday.

 

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'Security Forces can make a difference'

'Sri Lanka's three security forces and the Police are the only team in the world who can make a different in the world's history. They showed this by defeating terrorism in Sri Lanka,said Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake addressing the inauguration ceremony of the instructors' training programme which was held at the Panagoda Army Headquarters.

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