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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.

 

 

Scenes at Sirikotha yesterday. Pictures by Kotte Group Corr Nanda Ekanayake

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LLRC report - true mirror of humanitarian operation - Minister G L Peiris

Report impartial, acceptable to all:

External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris stated in Parliament yesterday that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report is prepared with transparency whereas the Darusman Report is not.

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Ranil re-elected UNP leader

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was re-elected leader of the United National Party at its first election, with a majority of 42 votes. The election was held at the UNP party headquarters - Sirikotha-under the patronage of UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake and senior party officials. UNP Gampaha district Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya who contested the post of party leader could garner only 26 votes.

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Sirikotha comes under mob attack

Violence erupted opposite the United National Party Headquarters - Sirikotha - with the release of election results to the party’s top posts. It was the first time in the history of the UNP that an election was held to appoint a Leader, a Deputy Leader and a National Organizer. A crowd of around 1,000 people created mayhem by pelting stones at the vehicles of Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake.

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MoU for multilateral agricultural cooperation:

Lanka, Korea ink deal

A Memorandum of Understanding for a multilateral agricultural cooperation initiative called Asian Food and Agriculture was signed between the Agriculture Ministry, and the Rural Development Administration in Korea, Colombo yesterday.

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