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A Fundamental Rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court yesterday seeking a declaration that UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and Rev. Athuraliye Rathana Thera are disqualified and not entitled to be Members of Parliament of the…
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The Police have so far arrested 41 for the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl on charges of child sex trafficking, child abuse, statutory rape and aiding in the crimes, the Police Headquarters said in a statement. The…
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The Chairman of the Chilaw Urban Council has been arrested by the police last night over an incident of assaulting two youth, said the Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana. The two youth were admitted to the Chilaw Hospital…
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Another 26,000 doses ofcPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. This Pfizer vaccines will be…
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Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley on Sunday, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice as the Azzurri won a shootout 3-2 after the game finished 1-1…
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As there are 688 vacancies in the National Housing Development Authority as at May 31, the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Charitha Herath recently instructed the Authority to work with the Department of Management Services to fill…
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A special operation carried out by the Navy in seas off the Analathivu island, Jaffna in the wee hours today led to the seizure of about 344kg and 550g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and a dinghy used for the racket.…
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United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said that the Director General of Health does not have the power to impose regulations beyond the country's basic law. Speaking to the media today, he noted that…
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Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said he and the Government will face next week’s No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against him with utmost confidence. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Hanwella new bus…
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Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said that the initial steps have been taken to ensure the reopening of schools in August this year after the vaccination of school teachers and non-academic staff. Speaking to the media…
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