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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.

 

 

Commander-in-Chief and his able General: The book launching ceremony of ‘Gota’s War’ an introspective collection of events that led to the crushing of Tiger terrorism in Sri Lanka documented by veteran journalist C. A. Chandraprema was held on Monday at Waters Edge in Battaramulla. Here President Mahinda Rajapaksa with Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Chief Government Whip and Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardane. Picture by Sudath Silva

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All out war against illegal sand mining

Raids on illegal sand mining would be carried out with high frequency and the law against the offenders would be strictly implemented to prevent a possible rise in illegal sand mining with the relaxaing of sand transport regulations, an Environment Ministry spokesman told the Daily News yesterday. He observed that the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) will establish a flying squad shortly to nab illegal sand miners.

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We reject all types of communalism - President

“We reject all types of communalism, be it Sinhalese, Tamil or Muslim. We will not let any communal force raise its head in Sri Lanka,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa told Heads of media institutions at a breakfast meeting held at Temple Trees yesterday. President Rajapaksa requested the Heads of Sri Lankan media organizations ,

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Revaluation of criteria:

President to appoint committee on Z-score

The government is to appoint a high level committee with a view to restructuring the Z-score system for the admission of students to universities. According to Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake , this committee will be entrusted with restructuring the present Z-score system to ensure that no student is subjected to any injustices in university admission.

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