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New laws to prohibit actions that threaten religious harmony - Minister

Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickramanayake stated that new laws will be enacted to combat all actions that jeopardise religious unity. The Minister reiterated that...

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New laws to prohibit actions that threaten religious harmony - Minister

Ministers cannot interfere in the markings of the government exams - PM

Insurance cover for Peanut, Undu being looked into - Minister

Thirty new courts will be established soon - Minister

Kandy readies for Esala Perahera from August 17

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Ministers cannot interfere in the markings of the government exams - PM

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said at present the country has transformed into an era in which the language is pronounced in a uniform manner, without differentiating as...
Insurance cover for Peanut, Undu being looked into - Minister

The insurance cover given to crops such as paddy, corn and chilli will be extended to crops like peanuts and undu in future, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said...
Thirty new courts will be established soon - Minister

Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Minister Dr. Wijeyedasa Rajapakshe told Parliament yesterday that 33 percent of the cases before High Court are related to...
Kandy readies for Esala Perahera from August 17

The Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Nilanga Dela said that the Kandy Esala Perahera festival will begin on August 17 with the kap planting ceremonies of the four...

Japan’s IRO seeks to recruit more tech trainees

A discussion was held between the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau and Japan to explore the possibility of recruiting more Sri Lankan youth as technical trainees in Japan.General Manager D.D.P....
Judicial action hampering teachers, principals’ postings - Minister

Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha told Parliament yesterday that all should support to hold the teacher’s examination as soon as possible in order to produce quality futuregeneration as...
Places of worship to get 5 kw solar units

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said it will install each place of worship with a five kilowattsolar panel system as a move to ease off the burden of electricity cost. He said that...
All schools in Nuwara Eliya zone closed today, tomorrow

All schools in the Nuwara Eliya Education Zone will be closed today (6) and tomorrow (7) due to the inclement weather conditions in Nuwara Eliya area, the Nuwara Eliya Zone Education Director D....
Three Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims die in Makkah

Three Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims have been reported dead in the holy city of Makkah this year.One Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrim died in a road mishap in Madinah on Tuesday,July 4, according to the Lankan...
Roller coaster riders stranded upside down after ‘mechanical failure’

US: Thrill seekers at a Wisconsin festival were given a major scare over the holiday weekend after the roller coaster they were riding got stuck, leaving them hanging upside down for hours.The roller...
NASA team in Ussangoda to check rock layer for similarities with Mars formations

A group of experts from NASA, led by Prof. Sunithi Karunathilake, a senior scientist of Sri Lankan origin, yesterday arrived at Ussangoda hill in Ambalantota to investigate potentialsimilarities...
Opposition erupts over two Private Member’s Bills regarding LGs

A heated argument ensued in Parliament when SLPP MP Jayantha Ketagoda presented two Private Member’s Bills regarding the recall of former members of Local Government institutions, yesterday (5) due...
Debate on DDO on Hiru TV ‘Balaya programme’ today

Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana and Public Finance Committee Chairman and SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva will participatein the Balaya programme on Domestic Debt...
Moratuwa businessman’s son arrested with new drug

Officers of the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Task Force arrested a young son of a millionaire businessman residing in Moratuwa and another millionaire businessman engaged in business in the...
Gem stones worth Rs.5.6 mn robbed at gunpoint in Aralaganwila

The Aralaganwila Police has commenced an extensive investigation regarding a complaint received that three gemstones worth Rs.5.6 million had been stolen on the Dehiattakandiya road by two...
Travel ban for Director who defrauded Rs. 16 mn

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage ordered yesterday (5) to impose a travel ban on a company director who defrauded the New Rathna Rice Company of Rs.16 million promising to supply...
Monk killed in elephant attack in Somavathiya

Polonnaruwa Pulastipura Police say that a monk who had travelled from Dompe to Somavathiya has died due to a wild elephant attack yesterday (5) near the Somavathiya wildlife office. It is reported...
Probe into girl’s death inside lodge in Kahawatte

A young woman hanged herself last Tuesday (4) evening in a lodge in Madampe in the Panawala area, Rakwana Police said.Deceased woman was a 22 year old unmarried woman named Krishnan Pradeepa,...
Negotiations to re-activate Japan’s LRT project

The Cabinet has approved the proposal presented by the President to reactivate negotiations with the diplomatic mission in Colombo and preparean appropriate time frame for reaching the relevant...