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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.

 

 


Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Esala Maha Sisu Perahera : The Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Esala Maha Sisu Perahera was held in Colombo yesterday under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Prime Minister D M Jayaratne and Ministers Patali Champika Ranawaka, Bandula Gunawardena, Dinesh Gunawardena and MP J R P Sooriyapperuma were also present. Around 10,000 schoolchildren from Colombo and the Eastern Province participated in the event. The event was organised by the Education Ministry. Pictures by Chandana Perera and Dushmantha Mayadunne

A series of religious programmes were held at the Prime Minister’s official residence yesterday to mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthiya. A Sil campaign, Dhamma sermons, Dhamma discussions and chanting of pirith took pride of place. Here, Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne paying homage to the Buddha statue at Visumpaya.

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Rs 1.2 billion for agricultural revival:

Northern food boost helps 30,000 families

*80,000 to 100,000 acres of fresh land to be cultivated for first time

*Process will soon see revival of agriculture sector in North

Farmer families numbering 30,000 in the four liberated Northern districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya will engage in paddy and crop cultivation for the first time in the Maha season of 2011/ 2012, courtesy a Central Bank sponsored loan scheme worth Rs 1.2 billion.

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Minister Rajapaksa tells Diaspora:

Invest in Jaffna

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa extended an open invitation to the Sri Lankan Diaspora to invest in Jaffna as the government has created a conducive atmosphere with all required infrastructure facilities for it.

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Friendship Bridge between North and South

Students of the Southern part of the country have commenced stretching cooperative hands towards those in the North and East in a major friendship-building exercise. Thus, friendship and cordiality between the young of the North and South will get an opportunity to bloom, after 30 years.

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