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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 opens new UPFA District Head Office : President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the new United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) district head office building at Orutota Road, Gampaha yesterday.Here the President inspecting vegetables and herbal plants at the home garden at the new district head office. Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Mervyn Silva and Deputy Ministers M.K.D.S. Gunawardana, Pandu Bandaranayaka and Sarana Gunawardana were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

The passing out of 92 parachutists of the 22nd and 23rd Air Borne course and No. 23 Basic Rigger course of Sri Lanka Air Force was held at Katunayake Air force Base. Here the parachutists landing. Picture by Rukmal Gamage

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Bumper paddy harvest in North

A record paddy harvest of over 390,000 metric tons was reaped during the past year by Northern farmers, and the yield is expected to be even higher this year, said Northern Province Governor, Maj Gen G A Chandrasiri in Vavuniya.

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‘Immunization of children, women of child-bearing age - a fundamental right’

Access to immunization by children and women of child bearing age is a basic human right. It is also an important tool to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, the Ministers of Health of Member States of WHO South-East Asia Region called Tuesday in a joint declaration, to be made public shortly, which also designated 2012 as the ‘Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization.’

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India lauds Lanka’s reconciliation efforts

Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna lauded the Sri Lankan government for commencing a structural dialogue on persuing a political solution for national reconciliation as well as reconstruction and development. “We will do whatever we can to support this process,” he said making a statement in the Lok Sabha on ‘The situation in Sri Lanka’ yesterday.

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Nominations for remaining LG bodies from Aug 18-25

The Elections Department yesterday said that elections for the remaining Local Government bodies will be held on or before October 17 and nominations would be accepted from recognized political parties and independent groups from August 18-25. Elections would be held in 23 Local Government bodies, including 17 Municipal Councils, one Urban Council and five Pradeshiya Sabhas.

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