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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.

 

 

Painting miracle by children : Two thousand schoolchildren from 100 schools in the Western Province participated in creating a kilometre wall painting from Sunday. The activity titled ‘Colombo Wall’ will be held until today. The painting will showcase Colombo city in the future, as seen through the eyes of these children. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage.

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Awareness raising by France’s Ambassador for Human Rights:

SL lauded on child soldier reintegration

Sri Lanka has made real progress in reintroducing former child soldiers into regular society, France’s Ambassador for Human Rights Francois Zimeray said. “The right of a child to his or her childhood must be established and enforced as must the clear, unequivocal idea that the recruitment of children for military ends is a war crime,” he told AFP.

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Solving Colombo woes:

Central govt support vital - Milinda

The support of the central government and the Western Provincial Council is necessary to solve problems of Colombo city. The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) cannot do it alone, said UPFA Colombo mayoral candidate Milinda Moragoda at the SLFP press conference at the Mahaweli Centre yesterday.

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Housing schemes only for illegal squatters

No businessman or legitimate households need fear:

Housing schemes will be built for only shanty dwellers occupying land illegally and no household or businessman in possession of legitimate documents for their buildings or structures will be affected, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said.

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