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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 visited the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens in Kandy yesterday. He made an inspection tour of the Gardens in the company of Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa and Botanical Gardens Director Cyril Wijesundera. Picture by Chandana Perera

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Tighter laws sought to curb human smuggling

More muscle to existing laws and the introduction of new ones are sought by Immigration and Emigration authorities to curb human smuggling by way of amendments to the principal Act. This comes in the wake of the rising instances of Sri Lankans trying to enter foreign countries illegally as asylum seekers.

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Govt awaiting TNA’s response to PSC invite

The government is ready to proceed on the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) to arrive at a consensus on the national issue no sooner the TNA is ready to take part in this round table, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said. Responding to a question by a journalist at a press conference at the Mahaweli Centre yesterday, the minister said the government representatives have been nominated and the terms of reference of PSC have already been formulated.

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Public support vital to fight anti-Lanka campaigns - GL

The unreserved support of the public is crucial for the government to counter and respond with supreme confidence to vicious campaigns launched by certain sections of diaspora in the international arena, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said.

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Polls win will boost govt’s development march - Maithripala

The government’s effort to unite all Sri Lankans under one flag in its development march which commenced in 2005 and became successful with the defeat of terrorism will be strengthened and continued with the massive victory at the upcoming provincial elections, SLFP General Secretary and Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

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