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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.

Adivasi welcome for President: Traditional Adivasi dancers welcome President Mahinda Rajapaksa to an event organized by the Adivasi community to mark World Indigenous Day at Vakarai yesterday. The President took part in the event as the chief guest. Here, he is taken in procession to the location where the main event was held led by the Chief of the Adivasi clan Uruwarige Wanniyalage Aththo. Ministers Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, S.M. Chandrasena, T.B. Ekanayake and Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan were also present. Picture by Chandana Perera

City hotels under microscope

Over 60 percent of Colombo city hotels flout the Food Act and established food safety practices, Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)Chief Medical Officer Dr Pradeep Kariyawasam said.

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‘Humanitarian Operations - Factual Analysis’ out today

The report compiled by the Defence Ministry containing detailed information regarding the humanitarian mission is to be made public, said Director General of Media Centre for National Security Lakshman Hulugalle.

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Three journalists killed, 15 injured in NATO raid

Libya said three journalists were killed in a NATO air strike on state television on Saturday and that the murder of the rebels’ army chief proved Al-Qaeda was instigating the country’s armed revolt. “Three of our colleagues were murdered and 15 injured while performing their professional duty as Libyan journalists,” said Khaled Basilia, director of Al-Jamahiriya television’s English-language service. He branded the strike “an act of international terrorism and in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.”

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