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Thihagoda needs cooperative wholesale outlet

[May 22 2013]

The people of Thihgoda Divisional Secretariat Division are in need of a cooperative wholesale outlet in the Thihagoda town.

 

Man with heroin gets RI, fine

[May 17 2013]

A man who was found guilty to the charges of possessing heroin and trading them was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment suspended for two years and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 by Galle High Court Judge K B K Hiriburegama .

 

Technical college for Mannar

[May 16 2013]

A new technical college is to be established in Mannar to promote technical education in the Eastern Province. The Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and UNICEF recently signed the memorandum of understanding in this regard.

 

Watcher slays landlady

[May 15 2013]

A 62 year old watcher of a coconut estate in Alawwa was taken into custody by Alawwa Police in connection with the murder of a woman, the owner of the estate by stabbing her with a knife. The woman was identified as Nalini Dissanayake, 48, a mother of one.

 

Roads closed for Victory Day rehearsals

[May 12 2013]

The Galle Face Circular Road and the Circular Road at the Presidential Secretariat will be closed until May 18 as the area is assigned for rehearsals of the Armed Forces preparing to mark Victory Day on May 18, a release issued by the Media Centre for National Security said.

 

SE university academic sessions begin on May 27

[May 12 2013]

The academic session of the first semester of the Southern Eastern University for all students of the Faculty of Arts and Culture, Faculty of Management and Commerce, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Languages, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Engineering will commence on May 27, the university said in a release.

 

Mahogany logs seized

[May 12 2013]

Five suspects transporting 52 Mahogany logs in a truck without a permit were apprehended by the Kandy Police Frauds Unit at Attaragama, Katugastota.

 

Water cut in Fort and Pettah today

[May 11 2013]

A 12-hour water cut will be imposed today to Sunday morning in the Colombo Fort and Pettah areas, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) sources said. The water cut will be imposed from 8 pm today to 8 am tomorrow.

 

Several luxury vehicles seized

[May 09 2013]

Sri Lanka Customs seized several luxury vehicles brought to the country on a false import declaration to avoid paying higher taxes. Customs spokesman Lesly Gamini said his department’s sleuths seized two cars and one van which were fraudulently declared as excavators.

 

ALs from Aug 5 to 31

[May 05 2013]

The 2013 GCE Advanced Level examination will be held from August 5 to 31 while the Grade 5 Scholarship exam is scheduled to be held on August 25, Examinations chief said.

 

 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics at the Katunayake International Airport from India’s Cultural Affairs Minister Kumari Selja amidst the chanting of Seth Pirith by the Maha Sangha led by the Chief Prelates of the three Nikayas, yesterday morning. The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics were brought to Sri Lanka on special request made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to commemorate the 2,600th Sambuddhatva Jayanthi and as a special symbol to mark the friendly bilateral ties between the two countries. Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religions Affairs, Defence and Urban Development
Ministry, the Indian High Commission and a host of other Institutions assisted in the task. The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics were last brought to Sri Lanka in 1978. Pictures by Sudath Silva

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Sending of Kapilavastu Sacred Relics, a gesture of friendship by India:

Mass veneration of Relics

Thousand of devotees with flowers lined the roads eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics from India, considering this the fifth arrival of The Buddha to Sri Lanka.

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UNP opposition joins govt en masse in Anuradhapura

JVP Mihinthale organiser too throws in his lot :

United National Party Opposition Leaders of six Pradeshiya Sabhas and several other prominent UNP and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) activists in the Anuradhapura District joined the United Peoples Freedom Alliance at the UPFA’s maiden Provincial Council election rally held in Anuradhapura under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Saturday.

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President makes surprise visit to former MP’s home

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday made a surprise visit to the home of Former NCP Minister S B Semasinghe at Airport Road in Anuradhapura. The President said he wanted to meet the “Senior most of the Seniors,” Semasinghe who was also a former Parliamentarian and was addressing a group of Samurdhi Officers at the time and was taken completely by surprise of the unannounced arrival of the head of state to his abode.

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