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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.

 

 

A total of 1,968,369,553 square kilometres have been completely cleared of mines

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Ninety five percent of the Confirmed Hazardous Area has been cleared of mines and an area of 96 kilometres remains to be cleared at the end of March 2013, a National Mine Action Centre source said yesterday. A total of 1,968,369,553 square kilometres have been completely cleared of mines in the North, Eastern and North Central Provinces during the last four years, the source said.

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Prawn farmers’ loan interest slashed

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry and state banks have come to an agreement with the Central Bank to slash the interest on loans taken by prawn farmers during the past 15 years, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said. The interest on loans taken by prawn farmers, who face difficulties, is to be slashed, he said.

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Rs 70 b hi-tech hospital for Hambantota

A modern General Hospital will be built in Hambantota at a cost of Rs 70 billion. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena informed Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa about the new project, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

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