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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.

 

 

Defence and Urban Development Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa participates in the exhibition held parallel to the ‘Defence Seminar - 2012’, - ‘Towards Lasting Peace and Stability’ organised by the Army in Colombo yesterday. Picture by Wasitha Patabendige

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Defence Secretary at ‘Towards Lasting Peace and Stability’ confab :

‘SL from a nation of war to amongst the most peaceful’

Sri Lanka’s journey during the three years since the dawn of peace has seen the country transform itself from a nation at war to a country that is amongst the most peaceful, stable and secure in the world, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said.

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Minister counters Opposition charges

Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W D J Seneviratne completely rejected the accusations made by the Opposition regarding new graduate appointments. Addressing the media at the Information Department yesterday, Minister Seneviratne said it was not an easy task to give appointments to a large number of graduates.

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Provinces see unprecedented development - minister

The government has undertaken development in many spheres such as carpeting provincial roads. The Economic Development Ministry has undertaken this task and allocated millions of rupees for each province, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

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Drug offences notable in some areas - NDDCB chief

Gampaha, Anuradhapura and Kataragama are not far behind although Colombo ranks high in drug related offences, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) chairman Leisha de Silva said.

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