2021

The Thibirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat yesterday started granting the Rs.2000 allowance to low income families whose livelihood has been affected due to the imposition of the Quarantine Curfew. A member of the beneficiary family…
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The Department of Prisons will conduct an internal inquiry on the allegation that remanded MP Rishard Bathiudeen had threatened a prisons’ medical officer. According to the Department sources, an Assistant Superintendent of Prisons…
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Economic Centres will be kept open on August 24 and 25 (today and tomorrow) in order to help farmer communities to sell their agricultural products without any delay. Accordingly, major Economic Centres including the Peliyagoda…
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UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara pointed out that Rs.2,000 is insufficient for a family to survive for 10 days of the Quarantine Curfew in view of the skyrocketing prices of essential goods. He said Rs. 2,000 is…
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Tamil National Alliance Leader R. Sampanthan yesterday said that since the COVID-19 pandemic in the country is temporary, work towards compiling a new Constitution, which is a long-term requirement, should not be delayed. Making a…
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The Meteorology Department has issued a warning of sever lightening and heavy rain to several provinces, which is valid until 7.30 am. tomorrow(August 23). Due to a low level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka,…
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452 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 56,294 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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All dedicated economic centres across the country will be open for wholesale trade on August 24 and 25, said the State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa.
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Island-wide Domestic Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas cylinders distribution is coming back to normalcy within the next few days as the major gas suppliers are taking every possible step to expedite the distribution process, said State…
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Trade union member Ananda Palitha, who was arrested yesterday, has been granted bail by the Colombo Additional Magistrate's court. He was arrested yesterday by the Criminal Investigations Department over the controversial…
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