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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.

 

 

There has been a severe decline in water levels in the hydrel reservoirs in the Mahaweli Region due to the prolonged drought. Here is the Randenigala reservoir and its down-stream Loggal Oya in which water levels have dropped low. Picture by Wimal Karunatilleke

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Landmark in Indo - SL economic cooperation:

Sampur power agreement signed

500 MW more to national power grid:

The agreement for the setting up of a 500 MW coal-fired power plant at Sampur, Trincomalee, a joint venture between the state owned NTPC Ltd of India and Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB) of Sri Lanka was signed yesterday, marking a landmark in bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.

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President calls for job-oriented education system

President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the education authorities to take prompt action to structure a job-oriented education system to comply with the present day job requirement. The President made this observation when he had a meeting with ministers and officials of Education, Higher Education, Youth Affairs and Skills Development, Science and Technology and Sports Ministries at Temple Trees yesterday.

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Two teams to probe rape case

Two teams have been appointed to investigate the incident where a girl of Royal College, Telijjawila was raped recently. The teams were appointed by the Southern Provincial Education Ministry and Examination Commissioner’s Department, Southern Provincial Director of Education, Kithsiri Liyanagamage said.

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Superbug, the cause of baby deaths

Premature Birth Units at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital and Matale Base Hospital which have been closed due to a superbug bacteria that caused the death of five premature babies, have been disinfected with special sterilization measures by the Health authorities.

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