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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and other Heads of State viewing the trade exhibition opened in Kamapala, Uganda to coincide with the Commonwealth Local Government Conference (CLGC) 2013, at which the President delivered the keynote address on Wednesday. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Leading Trade Unions lash out:

Protests about politics not ‘light bills’

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*Only helping forces hostile to SL

Leading Trade Unions yesterday accused opposition political parties for attempting to promote their political agendas in the guise of protesting against the electricity tariff hike. Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya Secretary Ranjith Hettiarachchi told a press conference that the objective of the JVP and other parties organising trade union action is not to reduce electricity bills,

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Health Ministry spends Rs.4,000 per day one in-house patient

The Health Ministry spends Rs. 37 million annually, just for salaries, and Rs. 4,000 is spent on one in-house patient per day. This amount increases to Rs. 10,000 per patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This is in addition to the cost of drugs. This is done in order to realise the objectives of a free health service in Sri Lanka,

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Teachers get their salary arrears

The Education Ministry will settle all teacher salary arrears of Rs 270 million has been allocated for this, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. Accordingly, the issue, which had been dragging on for over seven years will be resolved. Teachers in national and provincial and Pirivena schools will receive their salary arrears with immediate effect.

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High quality petrol, diesel products to be introduced

High quality petrol and diesel products will be introduced to the market to provide a more environment friendly service, said Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa. Participating in an opening ceremony of a new fuel station in Panduwasnuwara,

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