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Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa hands over a scholarship certificate and other material to Methmi Rashmika who obtained the highest marks from among War Heroes’ children at the Grade Five scholarship examination. The event was the Viru Sisu Pradeepa 2013 scholarship granting ceremony held at the Defence Service College auditorium yesterday. Methmi Rashmika is the daughter of War Hero A.L.M.B. Gunaratne who made the supreme sacrifice for his country facing an LTTE shell a

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Lankan shuttlers fail to enter quarter-finals

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was the Chief Guest at the 21st General Convention of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) held at the Nava Nagara Hall, Colombo yesterday, is seen being welcomed on the occasion by MEP leader Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. Picture by Chandana Perera

MEP will never allow any force to destroy hard won peace -Dinesh

The Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States, representing Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan Dr. Rakesh Mohan paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on July 30. Dr. Mohan, commenting on the Government's initiatives toward rapid infrastructure development, said that it was a very wise decision to put in place development plans that focus on the medium and long term and not just the short term. He also said he was "deligh

President Rajapaksa underscores the record of achievement

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Former Indian Minister Natwar Singh relates

HOW PRABHA DOUBLE-CROSSED PM!

Rajiv Gandhi casually decided on air-drops

Indian troops were sent to Sri Lanka by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi without consulting his Cabinet, alleged Natwar Singh, the former Indian External Affairs Minister in an interview with Headlines Today telecast on Thursday, July 31. In the interview, the former minister opined that Prime Minister Gandhi naively ''trusted LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran and took his word seriously." "Prabhakaran double-crossed everybody including the Prime Minister of India," he said.

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Water cut in Colombo, suburbs

A 36-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas in Colombo today and tomorrow due to construction work being carried out at the Battaramulla-Polduwa Bridge, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) sources said. The sources said...

2014-08-02 (All day)

Separate desk to issue IDs for Uva voters

A separate desk has been opened at the Department of Registration of Persons to provide National Identity Cards for those who don't have NICs and have to vote at the forthcoming Uva Provincial Council Election said the Assistant Commissioner of the...

2014-08-01 (All day)

Kandy liquor shops closed

Kandy District Secretary Gamini Seneviratne said all liquor and meat shops in the Kandy Urban Council will be closed from today to August 11 in view of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera. Excise Department officials and the Police will conduct raids...

2014-08-01 (All day)

A-L cut off marks in early September

The GCE Advanced Level Examination 2013 cut off marks will probably be released in the first week of September, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama said. She told the Daily News that the UGC is attending to the...

2014-08-01 (All day)

Vatican confirms Pope’s visit to Sri Lanka

The Press office of the Holy See has announced the dates for the Holy Father Pope Francis 1’s, scheduled Apostolic trip to Sri Lanka. “Welcomimg the invitation from the Civil Authorities and of the Bishops, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an...

2014-07-31 (All day)

Wet spells forecast

Several spells of Showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts. Showers may spread to the North-Western Province too. Thundershowers will develop at several places in the Uva and Eastern...

2014-07-30 (All day)

Muslims have contributed much for Lanka’s progress – President

I am pleased to send this message of greetings to the devotees of Islam as they celebrate the festival Eid ul-Fitr today, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated in a message to mark the Ramazan festival. The message: “The Muslim community of Sri Lanka...

2014-07-29 (All day)

Application to Vote by Post - Obtaining of date through Government Information Centre 1919

Accepting of applications to vote by post for the Uva Province Provincial Councils Elections will end on August 6, 2014, states a release from the Elections Secretariat. It Stated: Government Officers, Principals of schools and teachers, who will be...

2014-07-29 (All day)