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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.

 

 

Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Chief Minister Maheepala Herath who is the first Sri Lankan and the first South Asian to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Peace called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. Picture by Chandana Perera

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‘There’s a right to disagree but not to insult’:

Govt stresses value-based media practice

Strong foundation towards new media culture:

The government always respects the right to disapprove, disagree and completely reject an opinion but nobody has the right to insult another, said Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the ministry premises yesterday to hand over registration licences to 27 websites under the government’s new requirement to register all websites that report information and incidents related to Sri Lanka.

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Measures proposed to end exam issues

The committee appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to probe the Advanced Level examination results issue has given strong recommendations on rectifying future examination results irregularities, the Daily News reliably learns. Committee president and Technology and Research Ministry Secretary Dhara Wijetilleke asked to comment on their findings in the report prepared by the committee,

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Indo-Lanka Joint Working Group on fisheries meets:

Unlawful fishing, poaching on agenda

Sri Lanka will take a stand to respect International Maritime Boundary Lines as Sri Lanka-India Joint Working Group on fisheries meets at the External Affairs Ministry in Colombo today to discuss the unresolved issue of unlawful fishing and poaching in the Palk Bay region.

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