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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 Mahinda Rajapaksa who opened the Mihindu Seth Medura at Attidiya yesterday morning engaged in a friendly conversation with a group of disabled War Heroes. Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, A H M Fowzie and Felix Perera, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Roshan Gunatilleke, the three service chiefs and the IGP were also present on the occasion. Picture by Sudath Silva

Peace towards Reconciliation

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Minister tells Human Rights Council 17th Session in Geneva:

Reconciliation process, govt’s priority

The process of reconciliation is a priority for the government as it has everything to do with the people, who have now begun to enjoy the dividends of peace, Plantation Industries Minister and Presidential nominee for Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe told the 17th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday.

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President opens Mihindu Seth Medura

The Mihindu Seth Medura built at Attidiya under the guidance of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to provide care and protection to disabled War Heroes was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning.

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Decision to temporarily suspend pension scheme

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party yesterday decided to temporarily suspend the proposed private pension scheme. The party arrived at this unanimous decision when its Central Committee met at Temple Trees yesterday under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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Elections to remaining 67 Local Government bodies on July 23

The Elections Department yesterday said the elections for the remaining 67 Local Government bodies will be held on July 23. The government won 205 out of 234 local bodies which went to the polls last April.

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