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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.

 

 

Cementing friendship : India’s new Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who is on a three day visit to Sri Lanka met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday at Janadhipathi Mandiraya and held cordial discussions. He was accompanied by Indian External Affairs Joint Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and External Affairs Ministry Secretary K. Amunugama. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Opposition in the majority in CMC

The Opposition in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) comprise the majority although the UNP won the Colombo Municipal Council, said Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena addressing a press briefing at the Mahaweli Centre on the UPFA’s landslide victory.

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Suspect arrested in Bharatha slaying

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducting investigations into the killing of Presidential Trade Union Advisor and former Colombo District Parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra yesterday arrested a suspect who is alleged to have been involved in the Mulleriyawa shooting incident.

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Appeal to expat docs to return

Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has made an open request to all doctors who have migrated to various countries to return to the country and provide their service to the motherland as there is a shortage of doctors in the country.

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Mulleriyawa shoot-out:

Doctors satisfied with operation on MP Duminda Silva

The doctors who conducted surgery on UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital were fully satisfied with the outcome of the operation. Director of Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Dr S A K Gamage said their consultants who conducted the operation were fully satisfied with their efforts and that they have given rest to certain parts of the brain of the victim.

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