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Thihagoda needs cooperative wholesale outlet

[May 22 2013]

The people of Thihgoda Divisional Secretariat Division are in need of a cooperative wholesale outlet in the Thihagoda town.

 

Man with heroin gets RI, fine

[May 17 2013]

A man who was found guilty to the charges of possessing heroin and trading them was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment suspended for two years and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 by Galle High Court Judge K B K Hiriburegama .

 

Technical college for Mannar

[May 16 2013]

A new technical college is to be established in Mannar to promote technical education in the Eastern Province. The Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and UNICEF recently signed the memorandum of understanding in this regard.

 

Watcher slays landlady

[May 15 2013]

A 62 year old watcher of a coconut estate in Alawwa was taken into custody by Alawwa Police in connection with the murder of a woman, the owner of the estate by stabbing her with a knife. The woman was identified as Nalini Dissanayake, 48, a mother of one.

 

Roads closed for Victory Day rehearsals

[May 12 2013]

The Galle Face Circular Road and the Circular Road at the Presidential Secretariat will be closed until May 18 as the area is assigned for rehearsals of the Armed Forces preparing to mark Victory Day on May 18, a release issued by the Media Centre for National Security said.

 

SE university academic sessions begin on May 27

[May 12 2013]

The academic session of the first semester of the Southern Eastern University for all students of the Faculty of Arts and Culture, Faculty of Management and Commerce, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Languages, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Engineering will commence on May 27, the university said in a release.

 

Mahogany logs seized

[May 12 2013]

Five suspects transporting 52 Mahogany logs in a truck without a permit were apprehended by the Kandy Police Frauds Unit at Attaragama, Katugastota.

 

Water cut in Fort and Pettah today

[May 11 2013]

A 12-hour water cut will be imposed today to Sunday morning in the Colombo Fort and Pettah areas, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) sources said. The water cut will be imposed from 8 pm today to 8 am tomorrow.

 

Several luxury vehicles seized

[May 09 2013]

Sri Lanka Customs seized several luxury vehicles brought to the country on a false import declaration to avoid paying higher taxes. Customs spokesman Lesly Gamini said his department’s sleuths seized two cars and one van which were fraudulently declared as excavators.

 

ALs from Aug 5 to 31

[May 05 2013]

The 2013 GCE Advanced Level examination will be held from August 5 to 31 while the Grade 5 Scholarship exam is scheduled to be held on August 25, Examinations chief said.

 

 

Excellence Awards : Proud moment
President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated at the presentation of Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors of Sri Lanka (CVCD) Excellence Awards 2010 at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. Here Health Sciences Most Outstanding Young Researcher Dr Manjula Deshapriya Hettiarachchi of the Nuclear Medicine Unit of Ruhuna University, Most Outstanding Researcher Prof S A M Kularatne, Department of Medicine, Peradeniya University; Technology and Related Sciences Most Outstanding Researcher Prof N T S Wijesekera, Civil Engineering Department, Moratuwa University; Biological Sciences Most Outstanding Researcher Prof M J S Wijeratne, Zoology Department, Kelaniya University; Physical Sciences Most Outstanding Researcher Prof M A K L Dissanayake, Physics Department, Peradeniya University and Humanities and Social Sciences Most Outstanding Researcher Prof M Wijeratne, Agri Economics Department, Ruhuna University with President Rajapaksa. Picture by Chandana Perera

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Call to expedite India ferry service

Plans are underway to commence a ferry service from Thalaimannar to India’s Rameshwaram with BOI approval in the near future. East West Pvt Ltd Chairman Nahil Wijesuriya has requested the BOI to renew the approval granted in 2002 to commence a ferry service which is an investment of Rs 400 million.

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Liquor firm fined Rs 100 m

Excise discovers major scam:

Largest ever detection:

The Excise Department has slapped a Rs 100 million fine on a licensed liquor manufacturer in Hanwella for swindling the state of revenue for understating stocks to the Excise Department. This is the biggest ever excise fine imposed to date in the country, Excise Commissioner General D G M V Hapuarachchi said.

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Awards for outstanding researchers

The Government recognized the accomplishment and contribution made by academic staff of the Sri Lankan university system in the field of research, innovation and invention at the third awards of Committee of Vice Chancellors and Director of Sri Lanka (CVCD) at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

 

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In order to keep pace with world trends:

Digital leap for broadcasting

Analogue system to wither away by 2017:

The terrestrial television broadcasting system would be converted to digital technology to keep pace with world trends, Cabinet spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

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