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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 offers Buddha statues : Arrangements have been made by the Foreign Employment Bureau to offer Samadhi Buddha statues to 26 foreign embassies to mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddathva Jayanthi. Here the statues being offered by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a ceremony held at temple Trees yesterday. The Maha Sangha led by Ven Ellawala Medhananda Thera, a large gathering, including the External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris, Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera and Foreign Employment Bureau chairman Kingsley Ranawaka also participated. Picture by Sudath Silva

The Police Department yesterday released a number of pictures which show how JVP goons mingled with the Katunayake Free Trade Zone employees and attacked the Police.

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SL for dealing with only Indian Centre on bilateral issues

*Ties between two neighbours strong as ever

*Govt prepared to go beyond 13th A

Cabinet Spokesman cum Media and Information Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella told the media yesterday that Sri Lanka always dealt with India on a government to government basis on all matters concerning the two countries. The minister noted that Sri Lanka as a sovereign nation would respond only to the central governmrnt of India.

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Emergency to be lifted within certain time frame

Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday noted, it was the view of President Mahinda Rajapaksa that the prevailing state of emergency regulations should be lifted within a certain time frame and at the earliest possible time. He said that the government accordingly would look to prune down emergency regulation clauses gradually over a period of time pending discussions.

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Samadhi Buddha statues for SL missions abroad

Twenty six Samadhi Buddha statues were handed over to external Affairs Minister prof G.L. Peiris by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. These statues will be delivered to 26 Sri Lankan missions in 22 countries to mark the 2600th Sambuddhathva Jayanthi.

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LG polls:

Postal voting on July 12

The Elections Department yesterday said that postal voting for the remaining 67 Local Government bodies will be held on July 12. Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya recently declared that the election for 67 Local Government bodies will be held on July 23 after the Court of Appeal declared the rejection of nomination papers for a number local government bodies null and avoid.

 

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