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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 Mahinda Rajapaksa being presented with the book titled ‘Henry Steele Olcott and the Revival of Buddhist Education’ authored by Keminda Jayawardena of the Ananda College Past Pupils’ Association (United States branch) at Temple Trees yesterday. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

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BASL urged to act on Abeynayake assault:

Suspect fails to turn-up for Police inquiry

The Kollupitiya Police say that the senior lawyer suspected of assaulting Lakbimanews Chief Editor and well-known journalist Rajpal Abeynayake, is yet to report to the Police, for the purpose of attending an inquiry.

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School text books distribution national ceremony today

The national ceremony to distribute school text books will be held at Girl’s High School, Kandy today under the patronage of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne and Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena, the Education Ministry said. The Education Publications Department has printed 34 million copies of school textbooks required for 2012. The ministry has allocated Rs. 3,000 million for the printing process.

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Rubber production up 50 percent

Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said yesterday that production and productivity of rubber cultivation has increased by 50 percent over the past five years. The minister made this observation in response to a question for oral answers raised by UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake.

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Draft NGU Act forwarded to AG's Dept - SB

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake told Parliament yesterday that a draft Non-Governmental Universities (NGU) Act had been forwarded to the Attorney General and the implementation of this Act would shut down the institutes which sell degrees.

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Parliament

Budget 2012:

‘Rural schools won’t be closed, but 325 schools will be upgraded’

Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody, presided when Parliament met at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. After the presentation of papers and oral questions, the House took up the Financial Heads of Education and Higher Education for debate during the committee stage of the Appropriation Bill 2012.

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