S.M.Wijayaratne

Vocational training for 25,000 school leavers

The National Apprentice and Vocational Training Authority will train 25,000 school leavers this year and interviews to recruit them will start from October 1 and will be held...
Pharmacist selling intoxicants arrested

A pharmacy owner at Ibbagamuwa in Kurunegala was arrested with 50 intoxicating tablets last week by Gokarella police.The suspect had confessed the tablets were to be sold to...
Free shoes for students of low income families

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said the Cabinet has approved his request that the schoolchildren of low-income families countrywide must be provided with free...
‘No retired army officers at A/L exam centres’

The Examinations Department will not deploy retired army officers at A/L exam centres.Earlier, a decision was made to deploy retired army officers to supervise the GCE (A/L)...

Motorcyclist fined for disregarding police orders

A motorcyclist was fined Rs. 22,000 when he was produced before Kurunegala Additional Magistrate Namal Perera for riding at a high speed ignoring police orders to halt.The suspect, D. W. Chatura...
‘Divisional Secretaries to accept fines, examination fees

The Police Headquarters has informed all police stations in a circular that violators of road rules can pay their fines at every Divisional Secretariat countrywide since post offices are now closed...
‘Students admitted to leading schools breaching rules’

Over 50 students are reported to have been admitted to popular leading provincial schools in the Kurunegala District recently violating the relevant circulars of the Education Ministry.A senior...
Vocational courses for 10,000 students unsuccessful at GCE A/L exam

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told Daily News yesterday in Kuliyapitiya that 10,000 students who failed the GCE (A/L) exam will be provided with vocational training.They training will be...
Relief for victim’s three children

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed IGP Pujith Jayasundara to provide necessary assistance to three children of the police officer who committed suicide.He was serving at the Gokarella...
Interviews to recruit teacher-trainees on June 5, 6

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today (28) in Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala that his Ministry has taken steps to recruit 4,746 teacher-trainees to 19 National Colleges of Education...
Policeman nabbed for accepting bribe

A police constable attached to Mawathagama Police of the Kurunegala Police Division, was arrested by Bribery Commission officials on Wednesday, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from an...
Three illicit beef transporters arrested

Anamaduwa police arrested three persons while they were transporting 4,000 kg of beef by a lorry on May 10 night.The suspects are residents of Mihintale, Dematagoda and Wellampitiya. The arrested...
State VESAK FESTIVAL

The State Vesak Festival will be celebrated from April 26 to May 2. Vesak falls on April 29.Kurunegala District UNP Parliamentarian and Buddhasasana Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera is now making...
Over 800 road accidents in Kurunegala, Puttalam during festive days

About 876 road accidents have taken place on main roads of the Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts during the New Year Festive season.During the past five days, 923 persons were arrested for violating...
Deduru Oya dries up ruining paddy fields

Farmers’ Organisations in the Kurunegala District say about 50,000 acres of paddy fields in the district irrigated with the water provided by Deduru Oya face destruction as Deduru Oya is drying up....
Purchasing paddy for Maha season commences

Cabinet approval has been granted to purchase paddy for the Maha season and the paddy will be bought through the Paddy Marketing Board.Accordingly, Nadu will be purchased at Rs.38 per kilo. Samba and...