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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 with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro at the Revolution Palace in Havana on Saturday. Picture by Sudath Silva

Dolphins at Kalpitiya sea. The dolphin streamlined for speed uses its tail and fins for propulsion and the dorsal for steerage. The dolphins’ intelligence and
playfulness have always attracted people. People should keep in mind the need to protect this sea mammal. Picture by K A Aleem, Gampola Thinakaran cor

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Civilian property used by Army in North handed back

Scaling down of troop presence:

Northern Governor, Major General G.A.Chandrasiri yesterday said that state land will be provided to relocate troops who are currently occupying civilian property in the Jaffna peninsula within the next 2- 3 months. He said that the matter had been discussed in detail with government officials in the Northern Province recently where an agreement had been reached. The Governor said officials were currently in the process of identifying state land within the peninsula.

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President grateful for Cuba’s solidarity with Lanka

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Cuban President Raul Castro agreed on Saturday to further strengthen cooperation between their countries. The two leaders met for official talks at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana on Saturday where the Cuban President welcomed President Rajapaksa with a military guard of honour.

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Hydropower running low - CEB

‘Worst drought in recent times but no power cuts’:

Hydropower generation has dropped to 14.8 percent due to the water levels of hydropower reservoirs receding to 25 percent of their capacity, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday. The capacity of hydropower reservoirs is 323 Gwh at present. This is the lowest capacity recorded during the past 10 years, the CEB said in a statement.

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