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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 who opened the new state of the art Hemas hospital complex in Thalawathugoda yesterday, another addition to the Hemas hospital chain, is seen here inspecting a scanning machine. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Education Minister to fellow politicians:

NO RIGHT TO PUNISH TEACHERS!

No political party or politician has the right to mete out punishment to any member of the teaching profession, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. The minister was addressing the ‘Arts Competition 2012’ certificate awarding ceremony at Isurupaya yesterday. “No political party can claim a justifiable right to mete out punishment to teachers,

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CCTV cameras homed in over 10,000 crimes during last 15 months

The Police Department has succeeded in identifying over 10,000 crimes including traffic offences during the last 15 months with the help of CCTV cameras which have been installed in the Colombo city, according to Police. Thirty such crimes have been of a very serious nature including burglaries and abductions.

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JHU presents Private Member’s Bill to abolish the 13th A

A Private Member’s Bill was presented to Parliament yesterday by the JHU to abolish the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill was presented by JHU MP Ven. Aturaliye Ratana and is titled the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution. The Bill was seconded by UNP Puttalam District MP Palitha Range Bandara.

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President opens latest addition to Hemas hospital chain

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday opened Hemas Hospitals’ latest state-of-the-art medical facility in Thalawathugoda. The third Hemas hospital to be added by the group to the healthcare market in Sri Lanka following similar successful ventures in Galle and Wattala, has been built at a cost of Rs.1.3 billion. After opening the hospital the President also viewed its facilities accompanied by Hemas Hospitals’ Chairman Murtaza Esufally and others.

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