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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.

 

 

President visits Kataragama Sacred city : Participates in religious activities :
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who participated in religious activities at the Kataragama Sacred city yesterday with Kiri Vehera Chief Incumbent Ven Aluthwewa Soratha Thera and Kataragama Devalaya Basnayaka Nimale and Uva Province Chief Minister Shashendra Rajapaksa. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

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ASPI tops 6000 mark

Historic milestone, signal of a new era:

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Price Index (ASPI) exceeded the 6,000 milestone for the first time in the history yesterday.

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Dengue control:

Cuban BTI in Colombo

* To be used in Kandy district as pilot project

* Rs 35 m to purchase BTI

* MRI report today

A consignment of 10,000 bottles of much awaited Cuban biolarvicide BTI (Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis) reached the Colombo harbour yesterday and the Health Ministry is to utilize them in the dengue prevention campaign in all MOH divisions in the Kandy District as a pilot project.

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No training for LeT in Sri Lanka - Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that extremist groups operating in Pakistan have not received any type of training on Sri Lankan soil. He stressed that Sri Lanka is free from terrorists and there is no ground for terrorists to receive training in the country.

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To prevent sea erosion on Southern belt:

Groynes, sea walls constructed

Groynes and sea walls have been constructed to prevent sea erosion on the Southern Coastal Belt, revetments by the Coastal Conservation Department, National Development Media Center sources said.

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