Daily News Online
   

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Home

| Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |
 

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.

 

 

The Athuru Mithuru children’s newspaper was launched at a ceremony held under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa at Carlton Pre-School, Maligawatte yesterday. Here Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Bandula Padmakumara hands over the first copy to the First Lady. Looking on are Director Editorial Seelaratne Senerath and Director Operations Upul Dissanayake

Children of Carlton Pre-School at the ceremony. Pictures by Lalith Welivitigoda and Thushara Fernando

Peace towards Reconciliation

THINAKARAN Jaffna - Colombo Super Luxury Bus Service

ANCL Newspaper Subscriptions

NAVAYUGAYA to your house

Austria hails SL’s post- conflict development

Austria yesterday hailed the tremendous achievements made by Sri Lanka in terms of development in the aftermath of the conflict that plagued the country’s progress for more than three decades.

Full Story

All set for May Day ceremonies

The working class in Sri Lanka affiliated to various political parties and trade unions will parade the streets today chanting their assortment of slogans and letting out steam along with their counterparts across the world marking International Labour Day, commonly known as May Day.

Full Story

Special traffic plan for May Day

A special traffic plan will be in operation today for the May Day celebrations in Colombo and several other cities. A police strength of 10,000 officers in uniform and in mufti will also be deployed to maintain law and order in the cities and venues of May Day celebrations, the Police Public Relations Unit said.

Full Story

Skilled workers for overseas jobs - SL’s aim

Sri Lanka plans to send better prepared and skilled workers for employment abroad as the country strives to move from lower to higher wage labour markets in the future. Sri Lanka, with necessary structural changes, will strive to become one of the best skilled and professional labour providers in the global market, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) chairman Amal Senalankadikara said.

Full Story

Dengue threat :

Discarded receptacles, most common breeding source

A Health Ministry entomological survey during the first quarter of this year in all nine provinces on three types of dengue mosquito breeding sites found that discarded receptacles are the most common breeding source of the dengue mosquito, a ministry spokesman said.

Full Story

 

Editorial Page

Political

Security

more »

 

more »

 

more »

Business

World

Sport

more »

more »

more »



| News | Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House Copyright © 2012 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

Comments and suggestions to : Web Editor