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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.

 

 

Ayomi Perera of the Sri Lanka Army won first place in the face of stiff competition at the Ranaviru Real Star - Mission
ll. She was presented the keys to a brand new luxury house valued at Rs 17 million by First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. The second place, secured by Gayan Anurapriya of the Sri Lanka Navy was presented the key to a Toyota
Avanza car sponsored by Toyota Lanka and Rs 1 million together with a trophy. The third place was won by Kavinda
Dumindaraj of the Sri Lanka Army and awarded Rs 5 million and a trophy. The fourth and fifth places were secured
by Asela Manukulasooriya of the Sri Lanka Army and Imali Anuruddhika of the Sri Lanka Air Force. They were awarded Rs 500,000 each and a trophy at the finals at the Sugathadasa
Stadium on Friday. Here Ayomi Perera with her parents. Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne

Peace towards Reconciliation

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New police stations to help combat crime

President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the setting up of new police stations and checkpoints in a bid to combat criminal activities country-wide . President Rajapaksa in his capacity as Finance and Planning, Defence, Ports and Aviation, and Highways Minister was participating in the Parliamentary Consultative meetings of ministries in Parliament on Friday.

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Dengue mosquito expands breeding pattern

Discarded receptacles biggest dengue breeding source :

The Health Ministry yesterday warned the public to be extra vigilant on the dengue epidemic following more evidence showing the dengue mosquito had taken to breeding in ice-cream, yoghurt and margarine cups, drinks cans and all kinds of containers used to pack foods in addition to its normal breeding sources of used receptacles, overhead gutters,domestic wells and discarded tyres.

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Internet blackout warning

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) warned Internet users in Sri Lanka about a total Internet blackout. According to SLCERT, thousands of Sri Lankan Internet users will be among millions worldwide who will face a total Internet blackout from today, due to a malicious piece of software that may infect their computers without their knowledge. That is the warning from the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team|Coordinating Centre (Sri Lanka CERT|CC), which recently issued a statement appealing to Internet users to check to verify if their computers were infected.

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Drought-stricken A’pura to get 5,000 agro wells

The government on the direction of President Mahinda Rajapaksa will build 5,000 agro wells in the Anuradhapura district to cope with the drought and as a relief measure to farmers, Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena said.

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