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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.

 

 

SLFP Muttur organizer M. N. Abdul Majeed who was sworn in as Eastern Province Chief Minister before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday being congratulated by Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan. UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Resources Development Minister Susil Premajayantha, Justice and Reforms Minister Rauff Hakeem, Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Dullas Allahapperuma and Eastern Province Governor Rear Admiral
Mohan Wijewickrema were also present. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

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UPFA’s Majeed EP Chief Minister

UPFA’s M. N. Abdul Majeed was yesterday appointed Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council. He took his oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday morning. He came third in the list from the Trincomalee district obtaining 11,726 preference votes at last week’s EP poll where the UPFA emerged ahead of all contenders.

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Divineguma Bill should be referred to PCs - SC:

Honour of House should be upheld- Speaker

The Supreme Court has determined that the Divineguma Bill should be referred to the Provincial Councils and should be sanctioned before it is enacted as a law by Parliament. Announcing the Supreme Court Determination Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday,

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Ranil commends successful organizing of CPA conference

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday commended the successful organizing of the 58th CPA conference in Colombo and said it was of the best CPA conferences ever held. He made this observation in Parliament thanking those who were committed and dedicated in organizing the conference under the leadership of the CPA President and Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa.

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Import tax increased on potatoes, canned fish

The Co-operatives and Internal Trade Ministry acting on the directions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has increased the tax on imported potatoes by Rs 20 to offer an incentive to local farmers who are now harvesting their potato crop. With this increase the total tax on a kilogramme of imported potatoes stands at Rs 50,

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