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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.

 

 

Reaping the peace dividend : People in the Northern Peninsula reaping the peace dividend have now resumed their
usual agricultural activities in a big way utilising the financial and other support extended by the state. Here a woman eagerly harvesting a red onion crop from a tobacco plantation used for inter cropping with red onions under an intensive cultivation programme. Picture by Wimal Karunaratne

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Never worked with US representatives:

No state hand in so-called accountability resolution

The Sri Lankan government or its permanent mission to the UN in Geneva, has no hand in the formulation of a reportedly US- crafted resolution on accountability issues in Sri Lanka, which is expected to be presented to the upcoming UNHRC sessions, a letter sent by the Sri Lankan mission to UNHRC member states and other sections of the world community says.

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To counter machinations of international forces:

Clarion call for national unity

Duty to shield leadership and Tri-Forces personnel:

Islandwide protest on February 27:

The government yesterday urged the public to line up as one country to counter local and international challenges directed towards the country ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Summit in Geneva. It stressed the need to be united to shield the country at this crucial hour disregarding party politics, ethnic and religious differences.

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Opposition Leader working towards secret agenda - Chief Govt Whip

“The country knows that the leader of the Opposition works on a secret agenda to vilify the government. But in doing so, he in effect is tarnishing the image of Sri Lanka in the eyes of the international community”, Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena told Parliament yesterday.

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‘Subsidies worth Rs.140 b granted to various sectors’

The government is spending Rs140 billion annually for subsidies for various sectors of the public, said acting Mass Media and Information Minister and Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena. Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing held at the Information Department yesterday,

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