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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.

 

 

In sports, it’s not the winning or losing that matters but how one played the game. Discipline is an important ingredient in sports. It was in 2008 that ICC Chief Match Referee and former Sri Lanka Captain Ranjan Madugalle suggested to present a special award for fair play in school cricket. St Benedict’s College, Colombo emerged as the Best Behaved Team at the 33rd Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Awards presentation held at Galadari Hotel on Monday. Here ANCL Chairman and Managing Director Bandula Padmakumara handing over the trophy to St Benedict’s captain Varuna Fernando. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

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Devaluation rumour quashed:

Sri Lanka’s financial situ stable - CB Governor

Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday quashed speculation that the rupee would be devalued. He stressed that there is no imminent danger in this regard. He said that the country was in a very stable financial situation and there was no reason for the rupee to be depreciated.

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President returns after successful tour

President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the country yesterday morning after successfully concluding his visit to New York, USA where he attended the 66th sessions of the UN General Assembly. He was accompanied by First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and the other members of the delegation.

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New courts in former Eelam courts complex

Two courts in Kilinochchi and Vavuniya will be opened tomorrow said Justice Ministry Secretary Suhada Gamlath at a press conference yesterday at the ministry auditorium. The new courts c omplex is being built at the same location where the destroyed Eelam Courts and the Law College of the LTTE terrorists were located,” he said.

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‘Ruling party council a must’

A council affiliated to the ruling party would be the most suited to fulfill the needs and aspirations of Colombo citizens, former Mayor of Colombo and the person who served in that capacity for the longest period (1979– 1989), B Sirisena Cooray, said yesterday.

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