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343 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that 47,922 suspects have been arrested since October 30…
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to implement a Paddy Purchasing Program for the Yala Season of 2021. The estimated paddy harvest for this Yala season is 1,500,000 metric tons. The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB)…
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About 98kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted in the seas north of Kovilam, Jaffna. And three were arrested along with a dinghy. Sri Lanka Navy has increased patrols and…
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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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