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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.

 

 

The annual Pindapatha of the Sambuddhaloka Viharaya in Fort with the participation of 100 Bikkhus was held for the fifth time within Colombo city yesterday. Here the devotees offering pirikara to the Bikkhus who stopped over at Lake House during their Pindapatha journey. ANCL chairman Bandula Padmakumara and Lake House management and staff also participated. Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne

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President meets CoL Sub Committee:

Support scheme for farmers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa instructed officials of the Ministerial Sub Committee on Food Safety and Cost of Living Control to put in place a viable mechanism for the purchase of paddy with the seasonal harvest expected to arrive in the open market by August.

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Tamils should be grateful to President - Deputy Minister

“All Tamils should rally round President Mahinda Rajapaksa at this juncture since this is the real time to show our gratitude to all what he had done for Tamils and as the only leader who can bring a peaceful solution to the country’s ethnic problem.”

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Lakvijaya at full capacity

The Lakvijaya coal power plant in Puttalam added another 300 Mws to the national grid yesterday following efforts of local and foreign engineers, Power and Energy Ministry sources said. The power plant released 100 Mws to the national grid on Sunday morning and another 70 MWs the same evening.

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Multiple blasts kill 20 in Mumbai 'terror' strikes

Three simultaneous blasts rocked India's financial hub Mumbai Wednesday evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 113 in what the government called a "coordinated" terror strike. "I have been informed that 20 are dead, and 113 injured," Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told reporters.

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