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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.

 

 

New Supreme Court judges: Appeal Court President Sathya Hettige PC and Solicitor General W.P.J. Dep PC took oaths as Supreme Court judges before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga was also present. Picture by Sudath Silva

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‘Channel-4 video a fake’– Video forensic analyst

The new Channel 4 video of alleged extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka which the new UN Rapporteur, Prof. Christof Heyns claimed as being authentic after having same tested by three US forensic experts at the Geneva sessions of the UNHRC in June 2011, has once again been determined as a fake by Siri Hewavitharana of Australia, who is one of the world’s leading experts on digital video systems and former Head of Cisco’s Global Broadcast and Digital Video Practice division.

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Mosquito Act to be amended

The Mosquito Breeding Control Act number 12 of 2007 will be amended shortly enabling health authorities to take instant action against mosquito breeders. The amended Act will be presented to Parliament shortly, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

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No arsenic in local rice varieties - minister

The Agriculture Ministry yesterday said that locally produced rice varieties do not contain arsenic. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said no traces of arsenic have been found in locally produced rice varieties.

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Polls for three local govt bodies further delayed

Elections for three Local Government Authorities - Chilaw PS, Pudukudirippu and Muhudubadapattu have been further delayed. Elections for the remaining 64 LG bodies out of a total of 67 which were postponed earlier would be held on July 23.

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Country’s security normal - Acting IGP Illangakoon

Law and order has been fully restored in the country, Acting Inspector General of Police N K Illangakoon yesterday said on being asked by the Daily News to comment on the security situation following the recent Katunayake FTZ incident.

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