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6,177 persons were undergoing quarantine at 78 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.
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Parliamentarian Jayantha Ketagoda has handed over his resignation letter from his position as a national list MP to the Secretary General of Parliament.
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The first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines will be administered as the second dose to those who were vaccinated with the first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Those above 55 years within Colombo 01 to 15 will be…
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The report of the Committee appointed to look in to the incidents that took place in Parliament chamber and its premises on April 21, 2021 was handed over to the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane by the Chairperson of the committee…
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A cash payment instead of an in-kind subsidized fertilizer in the years 2016 and 2017 sharply reduced fertilizer imports and use but there was no fall in agriculture yields, Plantations Minister Ramesh Pathirana said. “In 2016-2017 there…
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A total of 934 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 267,433.
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England fast bowler James Anderson took his 1,000th First-Class wicket to help Lancashire skittle Kent for 74 inside a session at Emirates Old Trafford on Monday. Anderson took a wicket in each of his first three overs and then…
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Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova brushed aside Viktorija Golubic in straight sets yesterday to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time. Pliskova ruthlessly clinched a 6-2, 6-2 victory over the Swiss in 81 minutes. The…
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Lucas Paqueta sent defending champions Brazil into the Copa America final with a first half winner against Peru at the Nilton Santos Stadium. Neymar beat three defenders on the left before crossing for Paqueta to guide home the…
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The Junior Athletic Selection Trials, which was scheduled for July 25 has been put off for July 27 due to unavoidable circumstances. The junior selection trials will be held in Colombo targeting the World Junior Athletic…
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