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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.

 

 

People Power: People in their thousands massed in Colombo yesterday to join in a march to express solidarity with the Government ‘which has done much to establish peace and harmony among all ethnic groups, accelerated economic growth and launched a massive development drive’, as the marchers said. Enthusiastic crowds are seen here at the Lake House Roundabout. Picture by Nissanka Wijerathne

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CONSPIRATORS FACE PUBLIC BACKLASH

*Tens of thousands take to the streets

*Clear message to International community

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Colombo yesterday in support of the government, and to denounce plots against the state seeking to derail the country’s accelerated development in the aftermath of the victory against terrorism. A large of number trade union members, politicians and men and women from among general public joined the demonstration,

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President at Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Uganda:

Local Government effective in taking development directly to the people

“We, in Sri Lanka, have consistently regarded local government as the most practical expression of the ideals and aspirations of a functioning democracy,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. President Rajapaksa spoke about the evolution of local government in Sri Lanka, a system that dates as far back as the 4th century B.C.

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Eighty-five percent of loans spent on developing North - Basil

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Tuesday that the government was committed to bringing peace and prosperity to all Sri Lankans and stressed that 85 percent of foreign loans to the country was spent on developing the North and resettling people displaced by the war. Minister Rajapaksa was addressing the large crowd which attended the opening of the first stage of the 106 km Medawachchiya-Talaimannar railway line at the Madu Road railway station.

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June 1 – Day to safeguard citizens’ voting rights

The Department of Elections has proclaimed June 1 this year as the day to safeguard the voting rights of all citizens in the country. To mark this day the Department has organized public awareness programmes on May 30 and 31 in all districts with the participation of various sectors and a march on June 1 to educate the people about the need to get their names registered in the Voters Register,

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