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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.

 

 

On a different mission: The 13th additional contingent, comprising 44 SLAF troops scheduled to be deployed in Haiti completed their training at the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) Training Centre of the Sri Lanka Army in Kukuleganga and passed out on December 19 at Regimental Headquarters Armoured Corps, Rock House Camp, Modara. Here Brigadier I.P. Ranasinghe inspects the passing out parade.

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TNA’s negative mindset tramelling discussions - President

* Not obliging by naming nominees to PSC

* TNA getting instructions from abroad

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been requested to name their nominees for the Parliamentary Select Committee, which will be entrusted with formulating a solution to the grievances of communities. However, the TNA has so far not obliged. ‘They are proving to be as difficult as the LTTE in talks, adopting the same negative tactics, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the monthly breakfast meeting with newspaper Editors at Temple Trees yesterday.

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Govt clear about future steps - GL


How the government should be dealing with issues mentioned in the LLRC report has already been explained to the public by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, when he submitted the report to Parliament last Friday, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris said yesterday.

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Two UNP Provincial Councillors, eight others remanded


UNP Provincial Councillors Maithri Guneratne, Shiral Laktilake together with eight others were yesterday remanded on the orders of Nugegoda Magistrate Rohana Anura Kumara Herath for allegedly conducting themselves in an unruly manner and inciting attacks on Sirikotha resulting in damage to a vehicle of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during Monday’s leadership and party post election.

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Sirikotha attack:

Ranil calls for fair probe


Opposition Leader and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday requested the government, in Parliament, to hold an independent and fair investigation into the attack on the UNP headquarters, ‘Sirikotha’ on Monday. The Opposition Leader also requested to find out if the monies of foreign NGOs have been utilized to manipulate this attack on the Sirikotha.

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