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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 yesterday launched the solar power system installed at President’s House.The setting up of the solar power system comes under the state programme of improving the regenerative capacity of power generation of Sri Lanka. The government has targetted to improve the percentage of regenerative power sources up to 10 percent. Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekera and LECO chairman Chandana Hapuarachchi were also present. Here the President presses the switch to launch the newly installed system which would provide electricity to the President’s House through solar power. Picture by Chandana Perera

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Sri Lankan universities in big league

* Among top 100 in South Asia Colombo University ranked eighth

* Peradeniya University placed 23rd

The government’s efforts to improve higher education has paid off with six universities in the country being ranked among the top 100 universities in South Asia. According to the international grading of universities, six Sri Lankan universities, namely, Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayawardenapura, Jaffna, Rajarata and the Open University have been upgraded, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne said.

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President leaves for Pakistan on official visit


President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave today for Pakistan on a two-day official visit. He will be visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari. During his two day visit (today and tomorrow), President Rajapaksa will hold talks with President Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

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Sri Lanka playing important role in interconnected world - UN chief


“It is my great pleasure to extend to you and to the government and people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the National Holiday”, states UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a message to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to mark the 64th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence.

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Arrest warrant for Maldives ex-President


A judge issued an arrest warrant yesterday for the ex-President of the Maldives, who says he was forced from office in a coup, as troops were deployed to restore order. Police said they were holding the warrant for Mohamed Nasheed, but had yet to execute the order. “We can arrest him when we feel the need for it. We have to be careful and tactical as to how and when we do it,” Police Spokesman Abdul Mannan Yusuf told AFP.

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