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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.

Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary and former Central Environmental Authority (CEA) chairman, Charitha Herath receives a special award in recognition of his efforts at protecting and developing the environment during his tenure as the CEA head from President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the National Green Awards - 2012 at the BMICH on Monday.

Protestors ask CJ to step down

Demos in Hulftsdorp, near Parliament:

Protesters in their thousands thronged Hulftdrop , and the area adjacent to Parliament last morning to vent their feelings against Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake who is facing serious integrity charges before the Parliamentary Select Committee. The protests were held in support of the impeachment motion containing 14 charges which is being probed by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).

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CJ appears before PSC for second time:

Apparently, a challenging day for her...

Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee hearing the Impeachment Motion against her yesterday to make her submissions and it is rumoured that several challenging and damning facts have been disclosed during yesterday’s hearings.

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Palestine becoming UN non-member observer:

Lanka steadfastly stood with Palestine - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a letter congratulated Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian people on their country being upgraded to a non-member observer state of the United Nations.

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Closure of Courts :

MP says his privileges violated

UPFA Puttalam District Parliamentarian Arundika Fernando yesterday said that his privileges as an MP had been violated by the fact that his constituents who elected him were denied the opportunity of being heard as litigants due to the absence of Judges in the Puttalam, Chilaw, Marawila Magistrate Courts and Colombo Commercial High Court on three working days.

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