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Education Ministry decides to provide LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionEducation Minister Susil Premajayantha said that the Ministry of Education has decided to provide exercise books for school students at a 30 percent discount…

Beats 10 competitors half her age LocalRasula DilharaNorth Corr.Tags: Print EditionAn 80-year-old woman has won first place in the 100 metres race at the Alumni Sports Day at Victoria College, Jaffna beating several competitors in their…

LocalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) will be held on March 8 and March 9, 2023 in Geneva. It is recalled that Sri Lanka acceded to the ICCPR on June…

LocalTags: Print EditionAccording to DimbulaPathanaPolice a fire broke out in a furniture store in Kotagalatown in Hattlast night (05 March) and three adjoining shops belonging to that store were completely destroyed by fire. Last night…

LocalTags: Print EditionDuring this week Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has decided to call upon several government institutions. The COPE Committee meeting will be held tomorrow (07 March under the newly appointed the chairmanProf.…

LocalTags: Print EditionSeveral spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale district. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in…

LocalAsela KuruluwanshaThe car involved in the accident. Tags: Print EditionA car driven by a consultant doctor at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital had veered off the road and rolled into the lake at the Kandy Lake roundabout.   The doctor…

LocalTags: Print EditionOne lane of the Kandy-Mahiyangana road which was closed near the 14th bend of the 18 Hairpin Bends (18 Wanguwa) due to   an earthslip was opened for traffic yesterday. The police took measures to temporarily close…

LocalBimal JayasingheTags: Print EditionWildlife officials succeeded in capturing killer crocodile in the Delthara stream which had devoured a number of cattle and dogs in Delthara, Piliyandala.  When an inquiry was made about the sudden…

LocalTags: Print EditionTransport, Highway and Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena has requested from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct a special inquiry on several complaints related to the Ella Odyssey train and the…