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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 visited Bauddhayathana Temple in Mount Lavinia to pay homage and wish long life to Ven Diviyagaha Yasassi Nayaka Thera on the occasion of his 77th birthday. Here, the President is offering Atapirikara to the Nayaka Thera at Bauddhayathanaya. Picture by Sudath Silva

With the start of the first school day in the New Year, while roads in Colombo were chock-a-block with the familiar school vans, by way of contrast in this village scene a school boy makes a serene trek accompanied by his parents over lush paddy fields to begin his first school day in the New Year. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

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New Acts to boost health sector

Work on Bills, amendments completed:

Several Acts and amendments related to the health sector that were long overdue will be presented to Parliament within the next two months, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

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ANCL recorded Rs 5 m profit last year - Chairman

The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd recorded a Rs five million profit last year, said Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara. Addressing employees for the New Year, the Chairman thanked the staff who contributed towards this achievement.

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Northern development :

Govt embarks on Palmyrah research in North

Steps are currently being taken by the government to uplift the palmyrah industry in the Northern Province with a Palmyrah Research Plan, to take the industry to a global platform. Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Ministry sources yesterday said steps are currently underway to enable the industry to access global export markets, sources at Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Ministry yesterday said.

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Technology Institute student intake to be increased

The Higher Education Ministry is to increase the student intake of the Institute of Technology from 350 to 1000 by relocating it from the Moratuwa University premises to a 20 acre land in Homagama with financial assistance from the People's Republic of China.

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