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  • 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...
  • The Deduru Oya Reservoir.
    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...
  • Enrolling teacher-trainees begins on March 12
    The Education Ministry is to commence interviews to recruit teacher-trainees for the National Colleges of Education from March 12.Accordingly, 4,745 applicants are to be enrolled for 27 teacher-...
  • New LG members assume office on March 6
    The Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has declared that the term of the newly-elected LG members will begin from March 6, 2018 and that the gazette notification in this regard was...
  • Ambanpola police officers rescue goats
    Ambanpola police rescued nine goats that were being taken to be slaughtered, by paying the cost of the goats to the owner.Police officers seized a van transporting goats illegally and the suspects...
  • Kurunegala elects 658 LG members
    Six hundred fifty eight members have been elected for 21 local bodies of the Kurunegala District.Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has captured 19 Pradeshiya Sabhas in the Kurunegala District. The...
  • New LG members to assume duties on March 6
    Newly-elected members numbering 8,325 for the 340 local bodies countrywide from the LG polls-2018 would assume their duties in their respective local bodies on March 6.According to the Provincial...
  • Government jobs for unemployed national sportspersons
    Kurunegala District Parliamentarian and Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has forwarded a Cabinet paper to secure jobs in the government sector for the unemployed, talented national sportspersons...