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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 Mahinda Rajapaksa cutting the ribbon to open the new buildings at the Chavakachcheri hospital yesterday.
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda, Northern Province Governor Maj. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri were also present. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana

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Under Uthuru Vasanthaya programme :

North on rapid growth track - President

Largest allocation of funds for Northern development:


The Northern Province which had suffered a great setback for a period of 30 years is now rapidly marching towards development under the Uthuru Vasanthaya programme as the government has apportioned the largest slice of funds for Northern development, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he opened new buildings at the Chavakachcheri hospital yesterday.

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Deyata Kirula attracts over 300,000 on first two days


Over 300,000 people had visited the Deyata Kirula exhibition at Oyamaduwa on February 4 and 5 upto midnight, said Telecommunications and Exhibition Committee chairman, Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

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‘North not militarised’


Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa denied the Northern region was militarised and insisted troops “are maintaining absolutely essential presence” and were spread across all 22 districts. He was responding to the charge by Tamil parties and the diaspora that Army camps flooded the North even after the government won the war over 30 months ago and no civilian activity - not even family celebrations - could happen without the presence of an Army officer.

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Heavy fine, RI await quacks

The Health Ministry will introduce new legislation to impose tough punishments for quack doctors. A Rs 1,000 fine can be imposed on a quack doctor at present. This fine will be increased with five years' rigorous imprisonment under the new legislation, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The country has around 50,000 quack doctors at present.

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