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Youth held for abusing teenager

[June 14 2013]

A youth was arrested by Akmeemana Police for allegedly abusing an underage girl of Haliwala in Akmeemana, Galle. Police investigations reveal that the youth had a love affair with the minor and molested the girl.

 

Electricity projects in Uva

[June 13 2013]

The Uva Provincial Council has provided electricity facilities for 4,966 households in the Mahiyanganaya Divisional Secretariat area between August 2010 and June 2013. The Provincial Council will provide electricity for 947 more houses to reach the target.

 

Foreign brand cigarettes seized

[June 12 2013]

Customs detected two container loads of cigarettes of a foreign brand valued at nearly Rs 4.5 million, illegally imported to the country on the guise of importing unaccompanied baggage of Sri Lankan expatriate workers in Dubai,

 

Anacondas from SL Zoo to India

[June 11 2013]

Chicks, frogs and fish will top the menu for the young anacondas that will be brought from Sri Lanka to the Mysore Zoo in India. Zoo officials have decided to place additional orders for the supply of chicks at the poultry farm, Kudappanakkunnu. The zoo will get seven green young anacondas from Sri Lanka.

 

Indian Police nab 14 Lankan refugees

[June 06 2013]

Indian Police on Wednesday arrested 14 Sri Lankan refugees, who allegedly had plans to illegally sail off to Australia from Kochi, from a lodge near the Ernakulam KSRTC bus stand.

 

Lankan arrested with gold biscuits in Chennai

[June 05 2013]

Indian customs officials at the Chennai airport seized four gold biscuits each weighing 100 grams from a Sri Lankan passenger, who had reportedly concealed them in his underwear. The four gold bars were carefully wrapped in black paper making it impervious to scanning and were stuffed in his underwear,

 

Fire in forest reserve

[June 04 2013]

At least five acres of forest was destroyed when a sudden fire broke out in Ravana Forest Reserve in Ella Police area. The police had managed to cease the fire being spread further more in the area also identified as “Punchi Siripade”.

 

Heavy rains to continue

[June 02 2013]

Heavy showers can be expected in the coming days over many parts of the country since the South West monsoon is now active, a spokesperson for the Meteorology Department said.

 

 

Parliamentary General Election 2010 - Results

The inaugural session of the 14th Parliament ceremonially took place yesterday. Here newly appointed MP for Hambantota District Namal Rajapaksa in conversation with President Mahinda Rajapaksa before being sworn in as an MP . Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

Solid waste, money spinner now:

Invest in waste management

Authority will support joint ventures:

The Waste Management Authority (WMA) wants the private sector to invest in mass scale waste related business ventures in the Western Province under Public Private Partnership programs (PPPs).

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New Parliament meets on happy note

The inaugural session of the 14th Parliament ceremonially took place yesterday commencing 8.45 am - the first Parliament to assemble in a Sri Lanka free of terrorism, in over 30 years. It was also the first Parliament with a overwhelming presence of ruling party legislature with the UPFA securing 144 seats of the 225-member assembly.

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PM hails election of Speaker by consensus

Newly appointed Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said the people have given their mandate to this Government to create an environment so that they could live peacefully and in harmony irrespective of various differences. He wished that the Opposition would support the Government to fulfill the same wish of the people of this country.

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Happy to be Speaker in post war Parliament

Newly elected Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday pledging to perform his duties in an independent manner, safeguarding the dignity and decorum of Parliament upholding its traditions said he was pleased to be elected to the office of the Speaker in the first Parliament in the aftermath of the elimination of LTTE terrorism.

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