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  • Picture by Mahinda P.Liyanage, Galle Central Special Corr.
    First Sinhala teacher for MGC
    Kaushalya S. Masachchige recently became the the Galle Muslim Girls’ College’s (MGC) first Sinhala Principal, recently.After a 13-year period of service at the Galle Anula...
  • Suspects remanded till January 22
    Three suspected abductors of a businessman, arrested by police officers stationed at the Imaduwa police post at the Entry of the Southern Expressway, were remanded till...
  • Eight protestors remanded
    Eight persons who staged a demonstration obstructing traffic, causing damages to the highway by burning discarded tyres on it and preventing duties of police officers, were...
  • Weapons cache destroyed on Court instructions
    A large cache of weapons which had accumulated as productions of legal cases finalised in the Southern Province High Court, Galle was dispatched to the deep seas, inlayed in...
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  • Rs.82,000 fine for riding with fake plate
    Galle Additional Magistrate Asanga Hettiwattha fined a suspect Rs.82,000 for riding a motorcycle with a fake number plate recently.Imaduwa Police said the suspect had fixed the fake number plate on...
  • Russian remanded
    Galle Chief Magistrate Harshan Kekunawela remanded a Russian until October 23 when he was produced before court by Galle police for allegedly violating visa conditions.The Russian, Andry Pavlovich...
  • Woman arrested with heroin
    Galle police arrested a woman with 2 g and 630 mg of heroin.Police searched the area on a tip off and arrested the woman. She had been jailed on an earlier occasion for similar offence. The heroin...
  • An inundated area in Galle. Picture by Mahinda P. Liyanage
    Inclement weather hits Galle hard
    One person died and 8,469 people were affected in torrential rains that prevails in Galle from Saturday evening, Galle Additional District Secretary M.M.M Sharfaz said.Over 8,469 people in Baddegama...
  • Renovation work on Galle bridge to re-commence
    Higher Education and Cultural Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe instructed Road Development Authority officials to proceed with the restoration work on the ancient bridge near the Galle Railway Station...
  • MR wallows in family politics - Shan Wijayalal
    Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has no option other than a member of his family for the candidate at the next Presidential election, Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva said....
  • Pandemonium at SPC meeting
    There was pandemonium at the monthly meeting of the Southern Provincial Council held yesterday with allegations and abuse been hurled by members against each other. The commotion resulted following a...
  • Asbestos workers under research
    The Physiology Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Ruhunu University has launched a clinical research to ascertain whether employees of asbestos manufacturing firms suffer from respiratory and...
  • Five crime suspects surrender with arms
    Five suspects linked to a number of crimes that took place within the Hikkaduwa police area, surrendered to the police last Friday.A locally made revolver and a sword in their possession was also...
  • Drowned near Galle ramparts, dies
    A person who was rescued from drowning while bathing near the Galle ramparts died on admission to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital (GKTH).The victim was identified as Lasantha Sagara Peiris (38), of...
  • Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardana opens the Nila Sevana Office at the Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat. Picture by Mahinda P.Liyanage
    ‘Service statute soon for Grama Niladharis’
    A service statute for Grama Niladharis was formulated to abolish official impediments that Grama Niladharis undergo when they perform administrative functions and implement State policies. The new...
  • Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal de Silva receiving a memento in the presence of SPMC President Ravindra Liyanage, Centre Secretary U. M. Thilakarathne, Galle Mayor Priyantha Sahabandu, Deputy Mayor Fauzal Niyas, Southern Provincial Councillor Sanjive Karunathialke and Attorney-at-Law Thusara de Silva. Picture by Mahinda P. Liyanage, Galle Central Special Corr.
    Chief Minister commends journalists’ role during civil war
    During the country’s civil war, journalists provided accurate information, while risking their lives. Their commitment helped keep the nation and the world informed on the true situation of the...