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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.

 

 

A book titled Giruwapattuwe Maha Mahinda compiled by Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne was presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the Prime Minister at Temple Trees yesterday morning. It is a collection of articles and commentaries about the President, said a press release by the President’s Media Division. The articles are by 22 persons, including Ven Dr. Aluthwewe Soratha thera, Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne, Senior Attorney Gomin Dayasri, Rev Sarath Hettiarachchi and late Prof Mendis Rohanadheera. Secretary to the Prime Minister S. Amarasekara was also present on the occasion. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Govt proposal will be presented to PSC

* ‘Local solution should be applied to ethnic issue’

* ‘SL first needs to deal with LLRC recommendations internally’

Nobody can say that the government does not have a proposal to be presented to the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to find a solution to the ethnic issue. The government’s proposal will be presented to the PSC. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he will abide by the final decision taken by the PSC, Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said.

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Over Rs 21,000m for Deyata Kirula projects

Telecommunication and Information Minister Rangith Siyambalapitiya said the government has spent over Rs 21,000 million for development projects which were conducted parallel to the 6th Deyata Kirula national development project in the Anuradhapura district.

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CMC barred from holding special meeting

A special extraordinary general meeting called for today by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to present a special statement by the Colombo mayor and to consider a report of the Council’s Finance Committee was prevented by the Colombo District Court yesterday which issued a stay order against proceedings.

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