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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.

 

 

Supreme Court Judge Shirani Thilakawardene was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at President’s House yesterday. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga was also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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MAHABODHI PROBE – ONE IN POLICE NET

* Tight security at Sri Lankan institutes in Chennai

* Police studying CCTV footage

Indian Police arrested a man yesterday over the weekend attacks at the historic Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple complex and were studying CCTV footage that appeared to show two men planting explosives at the site.

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CHOGM in Sri Lanka: victory for country, says Asgiriya prelate

The selection of Sri Lanka as the venue of the CHOGM this year is a great victory achieved by the country which will silence its international critics, said Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter on July 6. The prelate expressed these sentiments delivering an anusasana when External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris called on him at the Asgiriya Viharaya and received his blessings.

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Second National Security Advisor level meeting in Colombo:

Importance of raising maritime cooperation stressed

The second NSA-level (National Security Advisor)Meeting on Trilateral Cooperation on Maritime Security between India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka was held at the Ministry of Defence yesterday.

 

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Best decision maker: WHO award for Health Minister

The World Health Organization (WHO) named Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena for an annual award presented by the WHO for the best decision maker in connection with health development and public well-being. The award will be presented to Minister Sirisena for his decision to implement pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

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