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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.

 

 

MPs’ XI wields cricketing mettle: The captain of the victorious MPs’ XI Sanath Jayasuriya receiving the Speaker’s Trophy from Speaker of Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa after they beat the Ministers’ XI by 71 runs in their annual cricket match played at the Sports Ministry ground, Torrington Square yesterday. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe are also in the picture. Picture by Sudath Silva

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‘Let SL deal with matters in its own way’- world urged

Member of the European Parliament, Conservative and Defence Spokesman Geoffrey Van Orden said that he was encouraged by indications that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had come up with robust conclusions that will address many international concerns.

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President returns after successful Bali visit

Host of benefits for Sri Lanka:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in the country on Saturday after attending the two-day Bali Democracy Forum IV, held in Bali, Indonesia on December 8 and 9. President Rajapaksa attended the forum, on an invitation extended by Indonesian President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Bali Democracy forum was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua.

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Laptop loans for 13,851 students

The Higher Education Ministry has issued letters to 13,851 students directing them to nominated banks as at the end of October, enabling them to initiate loans to obtain laptops, said the Ministry Progress Report for 2011.

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Release of all LTTE detainees by mid 2012

All measures are in place to release the remaining former LTTE cadres by the middle of next year following the completion of their training programme, a government official said. The last remaining group of 700 former LTTE cadres will be released by mid-2012 after providing them the mandatory 12 months' training, said Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Ministry's secretary A. Dissanayake.

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