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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has requested the authorities to give priority to university students and this year’s G.C.E. A/L candidates in administering the Pfizer vaccine. He pointed out…

LocalTags: RatnapuraSri LankaA container truck had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning.The container truck has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were…

In her oral update on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka delivered at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she looks forward to seeing Sri…

The Ministry of Environment has launched a project called Surakimu Ganga to conserve the entire river system in Sri Lanka. The Ministry is planned to take steps to conserve all 103 rivers in our country under the Surakimu Ganga…

The Sri Lanka Army Military Police is extending its full cooperation for conduct of Police investigations into the murder of the husband of a Grama Seva (GS) Niladarini (female state official) in Mattakkuliya Police area, the Army…

1,483 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 414,295, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Ninety-four percent of people in Eastern Province have been affected by the Delta variant of Coronavirus and 6 percent have been affected by the Alpha variant virus. The Sinopharm vaccine is given very effectively for the Delta…

State Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Roshan Ranasinghe told the Daily News today his Ministry has granted funds to the local bodies countrywide for the cremation of deceased COVID-19 patients. Accordingly,…

The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) today highlighted the on-going illegal fishing activities being carried out by fishermen at Hendala, Wattala, Dikowita and Kepungoda areas when the Fisheries Department and many other…

The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank recently signed a $40 million additional financing for the ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP), to increase access to the piped water services and improve…