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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 renovated Jumma Mosque building at Seenawatte, Aluthgama last morning greeting the crowd on arrival. Ministers Rajitha Senarathna, Rohitha Abeygunewardene, Deputy Minister Abdul Cader, MPs A.H.M.Azwer, M.S.M.Aslam and Advisor to the President Abdul Cader Masoor Moulana were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Peace towards Reconciliation

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President in Aluthgama:

ROUSING CALL FOR UNITY AT MOSQUE OPENING

*No room for extremism to surface again
*Hostile forces will be defeated

While identifying unity among communities and religious harmony as vital factors in the country’s progress, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday stressed that divisions among these groups will only strengthen various hostile forces seeking to derail the Nation’s development and tarnish its image.

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Presidential proclamation for Northern PC polls

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday issued a proclamation calling for the holding of elections to the Northern Provincial Council. Commissioner General of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya was officially notified about this yesterday, said Presidential Spokesman and senior journalist Mohan Samaranayake.

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Northern polls: India lauds Lankan govt

The Indian government yesterday expressed its gratitude to the Sri Lankan government for its decision to hold Provincial Council elections in the North, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said. Top Indian government officials who met Minister Rajapaksa in India yesterday,

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Police bust vehicle racket

Suspects rented vehicles, changed chassis and engine numbers:

The Western Province Police Intelligence Unit arrested a man and his assistant, a garage bass , who rented vehicles and then changed the chassis and engine numbers and sold them to unsuspecting customers. Among the vehicles stolen by the suspects were cars, lorries and vans. The arrest was made after months of close surveillance.

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