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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.

 

 

The Jaya Pirith chanting with the participation of 3,000 Buddhist monks representing all districts was held at the BMICH yesterday to invoke blessings on the President and the country, for the fifth time in succession. This Pirith chanting ceremony was organized by the Defence and Urban Development Ministry. Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera, Anunayaka Thera of Malwatta Chapter Ven Niyangoda Vijithasiri Thera, Parivenadhipathi of Vidyalankara Pirivena at Kelaniya and Chief Adhikarana Sangha Nayake Thera of Colombo and Chilaw divisions Most Ven Welamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Thera were among the erudite monks who participated in the Pirith chanting ceremony at the BMICH. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Defence
Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa were among those present. Here members of the Maha Sangha chanting Jaya Pirith. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Rogue job agent meets Waterloo

* Over Rs 40 m swindled promising bogus jobs

* Suspect arrested after six months

A rogue foreign employment agent who swindled over Rs 40 million from 56 people, with the promise of lucrative overseas jobs has been arrested by Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) sleuths. The sleuths on the hunt for the suspect for nearly six months after he went into hiding, apprehended him in Negombo.

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‘Use Buddhist flag in an appropriate manner’

Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister M K A D S Gunawardana requested that, the Buddhist flag should be used in an appropriate manner. He requested all individuals who open Dansalas not to use the Buddhist flag to stop vehicles. Further he requested the use of only a yellow flag for stopping vehicles in line with regulations of Motor Traffic Act.

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Plans to hold State Vesak Festival on grand scale

The period government has declared as Vesak Week heralds the Buddhist year of 2556. The government has drawn up plans to hold the State Vesak Festival on a grand scale at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister M K A D S Gunawardana said.

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Harming crocs, taboo

The Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) has requested the public not to resort to killing or poisoning crocodiles but to inform the Department about cases of crocodile related threats so that safety measures could be taken. “Killing crocodiles is prohibited by law and the department can take legal action against the offenders,”

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