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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.

 

 

President unveils Samadhi Buddha
statue at Katunayake airport:
  President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday unveiled the Samadhi Buddha statue erected at the Katunayake International Airport premises parallel to the Sambuddhathva Jayanthi commemoration. The President also unveiled the plaque adjacent to the Buddha statue and performed the first flower and oil lamp offering to the Buddha statue. An alms giving for 100 Buddhist monks was also held inside the airport premises. President Rajapaksa offered dana to Buddhist monks and later went on an inspection tour of the airport transit hotel complex. Ministers Susil Premajayantha, Felix Perera, Sarath Gunaratne, Priyankara Jayaratne, Deputy Minister M K A D S Gunawardena, MP Sudarshini Fernandopulle, and Airport and Aviation Service Chairman Prasanna Wickramasuriya also participated in the event. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Report not likely at HRC

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlikely to review, or hold discussions on the controversial Darusman Report during its 17th regular session in Geneva from today to June 17.

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UNHRC sessions:

SL to spell out NE normalization

Plantation Industries Minister and Presidential Nominee for Human Rights Affairs Mahinda Samarasinghe will apprise the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva today on the various steps taken by the government to alleviate the condition of the people in the war affected areas and the measures taken to help rebuild their lives, as the head of Sri Lankan delegation before the world forum.

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Raggers will no longer hold sway -Minister Dissanayake

‘The government will let no parent worry over the safety of an undergraduate’s life in future. Raggers will not be allowed to harm freshers. State educational institutions will be freed of ragging soon. The common law of the country will be implemented in State universities, Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake told the Daily News.

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