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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.

The Wilpattu Wetland Cluster

PSEUDO-EXPERTS EXPOSED: ICJ UNRESERVEDLY OKs IMPEACHMENT

The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) representing top judges, Chief Justices of several countries and eminent persons in the field of law including a former International Court of Justice Vice President, has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying that the recent impeachment of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka is totally legal, and ‘absolutely in accordance with the prevalent Sri Lankan laws.’

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Wilpattu, a conservation success story

The Wilpattu Wetland Cluster has been newly designated as the 6th Ramsar site in Sri Lanka acknowledging it as a Wetland of International Importance. It becomes the largest Ramsar site in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a signatory to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands since 1990. With the new addition,

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Army’s contribution for development projects:

Govt saves nearly Rs 1,500 m

The Sri Lanka Army helped the government save nearly Rs 1,500 million on expenditure by contributing labour towards development projects last year. The Army’s active contribution to a large number of projects undertaken in the health, education, sports and urban beautification sectors last year, helped the government’s development efforts in a big way,

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Kalpitiya dolphin killings: 15 arrested

The Police arrested 15 persons in connection with the killing of 50 dolphins in Kalpitiya earlier this week. Sources said the massacre had taken place around 10 kms off the island of Baththalangunduwa in Kalpitiya. Fishermen complained to the authorities that a group of unidentified persons were engaged in illegal fishing activities which resulted in the deaths of the dolphins on January 29.

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