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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.

 

 

Representatives of the University Teachers’ Association in discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Finance Ministry Secretary P.B.Jayasundera, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Sunil Navarathne, University Grants Commission chairman Prof.Gamini Samaranayake too joined the discussions. Picture by Chandana Perera

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‘Private pension scheme, a boon’

Top state officials and trade union leaders asserted that the proposed private sector pension scheme will not leave the employees in the lurch without a proper source of income in the latter stages of their lives. They noted that private sector employees will be entitled to a regular source of income after their retirement, in addition to their EPF and ETF benefits.

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Talks between President and Dons end on positive note

Talks between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and university academics at Temple Trees yesterday evening, to find solutions to issues faced by the latter, including those related to salaries, ended on a fruitful note. Representatives of the University Teachers’ Association said that they were fully aware of the situation and the needs of the country at the moment.

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Big leap in Lankan aviation sector:

National carrier to make first flight to Moscow

SriLankan Airlines will fly to Russia for the first time in the country’s aviation history from September 15, Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne said. This is the 52nd destination of SriLankan Airlines. At the initial stage, the flight will proceed to Moscow twice a week. It will operate to Moscow via Dubai every Thursday and Saturday. In addition to this the national carrier has also scheduled flights to several more new destinations in Asia and Europe in line with ongoing aviation sector development.

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