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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.

 

 

A Palestinian delegation led by Mayor of Beitunia, Arafat M.A. Khalaf, which is on a five-day official visit to Sri Lanka,
yesterday called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. Picture by Sudath Silva

External Affairs Minister Prof G.L. Peiris and Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on arrival at the Light House Hotel where Galle Dialogue 2011 was launched yesterday. Navy Commander Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake was also present Picture by Wasith Patabendige Full story

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Defence Secy calls for boosting maritime security

Sri Lanka while insisting that the lack of a coordinated effort to uphold maritime security affects oceangoing vessels and the coastal nations, yesterday called for greater cooperation to boost such security.

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Visiting Palestinian delegation commends President’s services

A Palestinian delegation led by Mayor of Beitunia, Arafat M.A. Khalaf which is on a five-day official visit in Sri Lanka yesterday called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees.

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Discovery of second natural gas well

The Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat has received a further discovery notice over the weekend from Cairn Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the operators of Sri Lanka’s second exploration well in the Mannar Basin, a release from the President’s Media Division said. This well, the Barracuda 1/G-1, was drilled to a depth of over 4,700m in a water depth of 1,509m in Block SL 2007-01-001.

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Lanka in fresh bid to get mercy for Rizana

A delegation led by Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana is to arrive in Riyadh this week to seek clemency for Rizana Nafeek from the parents of the infant who was killed during her care.

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Northern development:

Projects worth Rs 50,000m launched in resettled areas -Jaffna GA Imelda Sukumar

Infrastructure development projects totaling to Rs 50,000 million have been launched in areas where internally displaced people have been resettled in the Jaffna Peninsula as at present, said Jaffna district GA Imelda Sukumar yesterday.

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