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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.

 

 

The public visiting the Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone jointly organised by the Presidential Secretariat and the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple are being served meals by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a dansela conducted at Temple Trees for the sixth consecutive
day. Picture by Chandana Perera

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More Korean jobs for Lankan youths

South Korea has provided employment opportunities to over 2,000 Sri Lankan job seekers who have passed the selection tests in 2010 and 2011, Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) sources said yesterday. According to SLBFE chairman Amal Senadhilankara,1,527 Sri Lankans migrated to South Korea during the last four months,

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Armed Forces personnel in N-E to fight dengue

Members of the Armed Forces based in the North and East are to be given special scientific training on entomological surveillance and dengue prevention activities to protect Armed Forces and the public in North and East from dengue, a Health Ministry spokesman said. According to the spokesman, Armed Forces personnel will be trained by the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry.

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War on dengue: Dengue Control Week from Monday

Health Minister Maithreepala Sirisena has decided to introduce intensive source reduction exercises and clean up campaigns to reduce the mosquito population as the key strategy to combat dengue ahead of the peak dengue transmission seasons from next month, ministry sources said yesterday.

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Agreement to avoid court procedures:

SL, India to amicably solve fishing issues

Fisheries authorities in Sri Lanka and India have agreed to solve the issues of fishermen in the Palk Bay region without taking the fishermen through court processes. Sri Lanka is releasing Indian fishermen who have been in Sri Lankan custody for illegal cross-border fishing, while India is releasing Sri Lankan fishermen in Sri Lankan custody,

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