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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.

 

 

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Panel report cannot be taken-up at UNHRC sessions -Min. Prof G.L. Peiris

The ‘Darusman’ panel report on Sri Lanka cannot be taken up for discussion at the UN Human Rights Council sessions, in keeping with UN procedural requirements, because it is not an official document at all, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris told the Daily News yesterday.

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Concrete slab falls, passer-by dies

One person was killed and six vehicles damaged, when part of a concrete slab on the People’s Bank’s 15th floor gave way and crashed to the ground yesterday noon. An injured person succumbed to injuries a few hours after he was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. The victim, a resident of Galle, was walking along the road when the mishap occurred.

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Lightning claims 30 this year

Lightning has claimed 30 lives this year, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told a press conference at the Meteorology Department yesterday. He requested the public to take precautions to avoid lightning accidents which can increase in October and November with the inter-monsoonal rains.

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Over 1,380 HIV cases in Sri Lanka

HIV cases in Sri Lanka stand at 1,388 as at June 30, this year, statistics reveal. The number of HIV positive cases seeking treatment is 775 while 300 HIV infected persons are on Anti Reteroviral Therapy (ART), Consultant Venereologist Dr. G. Weerasinghe said.

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