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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.

 

 

The Child Development and Women’s Affairs Ministry yesterday felicitated Sandunil Sankalpa, an year five scholarship candidate, who saved the lives of over 40 people travelling in a bus that narrowly escaped being hit by a train at Bangadeniya railway crossing. Sandunil who was in a three-wheeler immediately closed the railway crossing when he saw the bus about to cross the railway line, unaware that the 6.45 pm Puttalam train was heading towards it. Here, Sandunil being greeted by his younger brother after receiving an award from Minister Tissa Karaliyadda.
Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne

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New TV guidelines on tobacco, alcohol scenes:

Mosaics out, warning messages a must

Authorities are set to issue new regulations which allow television broadcasters to do away with mosaics or blurred images masking tobacco and alcohol scenes in their programmes but which require them to carry messages warning of the dangers and ill-effects of tobacco and alcohol when such programmes are aired.

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UNP Satyagraha banned on magistrate’s orders

Nugegoda magistrate and Additional District Judge Rohana Anura Kumara Herath yesterday issued order prohibiting the UNP reformist group from staging a Satyagraha and protest campaign near Siri Kotha UNP headquarters in Ethul Kotte to coincide with the Party Working Committee meeting yesterday.

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Doctors fall ill after five-star meal

The Colombo Municipal Council’s (CMC) health officials have launched an investigation into an incident where a group of doctors fell ill after consuming food at a five star hotel.

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Info sought on LTTE suspect

Thirunavukarasu Balachandran alias Uganda Bala involved in human smuggling activities and suspected of LTTE connections was deported by the Malaysian authorities to Sri Lanka on August 13.

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