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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 receives sales proceeds : President Mahinda Rajapaksa receives proceeds from the sale of last year’s Ranaviru flags from Governor Nanda Mathew. Looking on, among others, are Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga. Picture by Sudath Silva

President offers Dana to Maha Sangha : President Mahinda Rajapaksa offering Dana to over 500 members of the Maha Sangha who went on Pindapatha to Temple Trees yesterday. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa also participated in this act of merit. Picture by Thushara Fernando

Ajith Renuka, winner of the Vesak lantern competition, receives the cheque and certificate from Media and Information Ministry Secretary W.B. Ganegala while ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara looks on. Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne

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Minister S B Dissanayake on university TU action:

Granting Dons’ salary demands possible within next two years

*Will upset present economic plans if granted now

*Budget too has not made provision

*Only 36.2 percent lecturers keeping away

Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake revealed that the ministry is working towards a proper programme to uplift the income status of university lecturers with the collaboration of the private sector. He said his aim is to grant Rs 200,000 for a junior lecturer and Rs 500,000 for a senior professor in a local university within the next two years.

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Eastern Province incidents:

President seeks full scale report

UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha in a media release yesterday said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought a full scale report from the IGP Mahinda Balasuriya over a series of incidents that took place in the Eastern Province during the last few days.

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May 19 to June 19: Ranaviru month

May 19 to June 19 was declared Ranaviru month and simultaneously the first Ranaviru flag was pinned on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. The daughter of War Hero, A. Weerasinghe who was honoured with the Weera Prathapa Jathika Sammana and Ranawickrema complementary badge and Mallika Jayawardena,

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