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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.

 

 

Migratory storks can be seen in large number at this time of the year in the Eastern Province. These storks were seen at Vaddikulam in the western sector of Batticaloa last week. Picture by Sivam Packiyanathan, Batticaloa special correspondent

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Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe tells Geneva sessions:

UNDUE PRESSURE ON ACCOUNTABILITY

* SL needs adequate time to resolve deep rooted issues

To some, reconciliation in the Sri Lankan context must be based principally on issues of ‘retributive justice and accountability’, Plantations Minister and President’s Special Envoy on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe said addressing the 22nd UNHRC sessions in Geneva yesterday. “This is just one aspect,

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President wants students tested before sports events: Marathon deaths

President Mahinda Rajapaksa advised Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena to take measures to devise a methodology to check on physical fitness and the health condition of students participating in sports events. The President made the directive following the recent incidents of deaths of schoolchildren while taking part in athletic events, especially marathons.

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Minister Sirisena complains of vicious media campaign against him

A well planned media campaign is underway in Sri Lanka parallel to the ‘Geneva war’ to weaken and destroy the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The local media is using the ‘Pasikuda incident’ as the main tool in this campaign, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

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Israel firmly committed to Lanka’s economic development

Israel President Shimon Peres congratulating Sri Lanka on her achievement in eradicating terrorism, adding Israel stands firmly committed to supporting the development of the country’s economy in the prevailing environment of peace and stability. He made these remarks when External Affairs Minister Prof G. L. Peiris called on him at the President’s Office in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

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