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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.

 

 

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Susil Premajayantha, Dullas Alahapperuma , Basil Rajapaksa and Opposition parliamentarians Joseph Michael Perera, Tissa Attanayake, John Amaratunga, Ravi Karunanayake and Lakshman Kiriella were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

‘Gota’s War’, a book which unveils the events related to the conflict in Sri Lanka and highlights the crushing of Tiger terrorism in Sri Lanka, was launched yesterday at Water’s Edge, Battaramulla amid a massive gathering with President Mahinda Rajapaksa participating as Chief Guest. Here, author of the book senior journalist C A Chandraprema presenting the first copy of the book to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is also in the picture. Picture by Sudath Silva

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President at International Nurses’ Day event :

‘Even foreigners could avail of SL’s free health services’

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said, Sri Lanka stands among the worlds best, when it came to implementing welfare measures to support the economic and social well-being of its citizens. Commenting on the extensive reach of free health care, the President said that even a foreigner could walk into any state run hospital in Sri Lanka and obtain health services free of charge.

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History of Triforces’ heroic war

‘Gota’s War’, a book which unveils the events related to the conflict in Sri Lanka and highlights the crushing of Tiger terrorism in Sri Lanka, was launched yesterday at Water’s Edge, Battaramulla amid a massive gathering with President Mahinda Rajapaksa participating as Chief Guest.

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Parliament Act soon to regulate Intl Schools

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said a Parliament Act would be brought in soon to regulate all International Schools operating in the country. “All telecommunication service providers in Sr Lanka are monitored by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and they have to follow the rules and regulations set by the TRCSL. Likewise, International Schools too should have a regulatory body” the Minister told the Daily News .

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