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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.

 

 

Dr Shirani Bandaranayake took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga was also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Forced to pay 'war tax':

Dutch Tamils held in LTTE stranglehold

Tamils in the Netherlands have been forced to donate money to the LTTE, sources said. Dutch court authorities say the Tigers held these people in 'a stranglehold', forcing them to pay a 'war tax'. The investigation has been going on for two years. Several people have been arrested, including the alleged leader of the Dutch branch of the Tigers.

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Dr Shirani Bandaranayake new Chief Justice

Senior Supreme Court Judge and one time Dean of the Faculty of Law, Colombo University, Dr Shirani Bandaranayake was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday as the country’s first female Chief Justice. The swearing in took place at Temple Trees yesterday. Dr Bandaranayake was the youngest woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court. She was appointed Judge of Supreme Court on October 30, 1996.

 

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President opens Pinbara exhibition

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday opened the Pinbara Lanka exhibition at the museum where a host of artifacts including the casket bearing the ashes of King Dutugemunu are on display.

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Canada-bound container:

CID takes over probe

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the investigations into the detained Canada- bound container with several printed propaganda material of the LTTE, a senior police officer told the Daily News yesterday.

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