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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.

 

 

Media persons in their thousands yesterday thronged opposite the Fort Railway Station to condemn the US backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the 19th session of United Nations Human Rights Council. They condemned the US moves to meddle in the internal affairs of the country. The journalists representing government and private media institutions also denounced British Channel 04 for releasing bogus video footage to tarnish the country’s image internationally. Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne

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Former AG Mohan Peiris says :

SL can face vote with confidence

‘India’s position to be taken holistically’ :

A key member of the Sri Lankan delegation to the UNHRC sessions and former Attorney General Mohan Peiris yesterday told the Daily News from Geneva that the resolution could be put to the vote today, tomorrow or even on Friday(23). “ We have every confidence that India will act in favour of Sri Lanka because it was with India’s support that Sri Lanka has carried out most of its reconciliation work,” he said.

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Colombo to be turned into a world class city

The ongoing development would see Colombo being transformed into a world-class city, that could be the centerpiece of Sri Lanka’s economic revival. At the same time, the government would also develop cities and towns in the rest of the country, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday.

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Rally round govt to defeat conspirators - Dinesh

Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday requested all Sri Lankans to unite, shed petty differences, join hands with the government and rise to defeat foreign conspirators in Geneva. “Every possible step should be taken to defeat these conspirators and their conspiracy which is aimed at destroying our independence and sovereignty,” the minister told the Daily News yesterday.

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Switch off and save money too - minister

Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday requested electricity consumers to provide their voluntary contribution to save electricity during the peak hours from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. The minister launching the Today for Tomorrow energy conservation programme at the BMICH, observed that among the total electricity consumers of the CEB and LECO amounting to five million, 4.6 million are domestic consumers.

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