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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.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who met newspaper cartoonists at Temple Trees yesterday, enjoys a cartoon of himself carrying an emaciated voter, drawn by a cartoonist present, with elections to three Provincial Councils in the offing. Picture by Sudath Silva

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Tri-forces, Police to spearhead move:

Joint push to bust illegal migration

The Army, Navy, Air Force and the Police along with other agencies have come up with new strategies to curb human trafficking and illegal migration, that have assumed serious proportions in recent times. With many persons attempting to illegally migrate to other countries by crossing seas at great risk to their lives,

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‘Cartoonists can help build disciplined society’

‘Cartoons can be described as a medium which can provide a great message to society through humour and entertainment. ‘Therefore the contribution of cartoonists is expected towards building a disciplined society by way of providing creations that will set an example to the future generation,

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Places of religious worship, some luxury hotels breed dengue - Survey

Almost all places of religious worship and luxury hotels in the Western Province maintain potential dengue mosquito breeding grounds in their premises, a sample survey conducted by the entomological unit of the Medical Research Institute has revealed.

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‘SL seeking to expand development strategy’

‘Sri Lanka is studying all available opportunities to expand its economic development strategy in the wake of its new found peace after ending its three -decade long terrorist war. ‘The government will determine what should be its development model and that may not be one of those development models that have been proposed to us by other countries,

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