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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 visited the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens in Kandy yesterday. He made an inspection tour of the Gardens in the company of Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa and Botanical Gardens Director Cyril Wijesundera. Picture by Chandana Perera

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Tighter laws sought to curb human smuggling

More muscle to existing laws and the introduction of new ones are sought by Immigration and Emigration authorities to curb human smuggling by way of amendments to the principal Act. This comes in the wake of the rising instances of Sri Lankans trying to enter foreign countries illegally as asylum seekers.

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Govt awaiting TNA’s response to PSC invite

The government is ready to proceed on the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) to arrive at a consensus on the national issue no sooner the TNA is ready to take part in this round table, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said. Responding to a question by a journalist at a press conference at the Mahaweli Centre yesterday, the minister said the government representatives have been nominated and the terms of reference of PSC have already been formulated.

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Public support vital to fight anti-Lanka campaigns - GL

The unreserved support of the public is crucial for the government to counter and respond with supreme confidence to vicious campaigns launched by certain sections of diaspora in the international arena, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said.

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Polls win will boost govt’s development march - Maithripala

The government’s effort to unite all Sri Lankans under one flag in its development march which commenced in 2005 and became successful with the defeat of terrorism will be strengthened and continued with the massive victory at the upcoming provincial elections, SLFP General Secretary and Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

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