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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 opens the
Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Plant project on Saturday. Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Private Transport Services Minister C B Ratnayake, State Management Reforms Minister Naveen Dissanayake, Economic Development Deputy
Minister Muttu Sivalingam, Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, MP Sri Ranga and Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka Nobuhito Hobo also participated. Pictures by Sudath Silva

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Another human smuggling attempt foiled

The Navy and the Police arrested 133 persons attempting to flee to Australia illegally in two separate detections. In the first incident, Chilaw Police arrested 22 persons in the Munneswaram area, Chilaw, attempting to illegally travel to Australia while the Navy took into custody 109 persons when it intercepted a boat 25 nautical miles off Kalkudah. The latter too were heading for Australia.

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Example in ‘vituperative journalism’

MP A H M Azwer yesterday expressed his shock and dismay over an article published in a Sunday newspaper which, he claimed, sought to defame the image of Defence and Urban Development Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

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Accidents kill more than dengue - minister

Dengue has not reached epidemic levels or high proportions as claimed by some sections of the media and society, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. “The Health Ministry is implementing a continuous programme to combat dengue. As a result, there is a significant drop in the spread of dengue,” he said.

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Public welfare, govt’s foremost priority - President

The government is more interested in ensuring public welfare than hanging on to political power, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. He made this comment at the opening ceremony of the Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Plant on Saturday. “We have supplied electricity to 94 percent of the country.

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