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LocalBuddhika ImbulanaTags: Print EditionWildlife officials have told a team of investigators looking into the death of a mountain leopard caught in the trap of a hunter recently that in the efforts to save the animal which was trapped…

LocalDharma Sri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionThe closing date for accepting applications for the recruitment of new students for National Colleges of Education (NCE) has been extended to August 19 by the Education Department. New…

LocalTags: Print EditionHealth Services Director General Dr. Asela Gunawardena yesterday confirmed that nine COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Thursday while the number of COVID-19 positive cases for yesterday was 162. The…

LocalAsela KURULUWANSATags: Print EditionVehicle Park drivers complained to the Kandy Municipal Commissioner yesterday (12) regarding an incident where a mob entered the vehicle park of the Central Market belonging to the Council and…

LocalSanath GamageAmbalantota group corrTags: Print EditionDeputy Director of Ambalantota Rice Research Institute Harshini Siriwardena said that the Institute has taken steps to release the A T 378 Sudu Kekulu new rice variety to the…

LocalAsela KURULUWANSATags: Print EditionTwo persons who stole a purse from a female who had come to see the Dalada perahera were arrested by the police. The suspects had used the victim’s ATM card to make a purchase at a clothing…

LocalTags: Print EditionFormer President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, as he seeks temporary shelter there after he left Sri Lanka last  month amid mass protests. He arrived in Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport around…

LocalSandya KarunaratneTags: Print EditionNational Dengue Control Unit Chief Consultant Dr. Sudath Samaraweera yesterday said nearly 50,000 dengue patients   have been reported throughout the country since January this year.…

LocalTags: Print EditionA group of ambassadors of the European Union on Wednesday noted that bringing Sri Lanka back on track requires joint and inclusive action. At a discussion with the President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the…

LocalKalpitiya Group corr.Tags: Print EditionA group of Chinese workers, 102 in number, who are engaged in repairing the generator in the Phase two of the Norochcholai Power Plant, has contracted COVID-19.  However, they are not in…