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LocalTissa KotinkaduwaJa-Ela special corr.Tags: Print EditionOver 500 leprosy cases have been reported from Sri Lanka, which is a significant increase compared to the first four months of last year, Leprosy Control Unit Director Dr. Prasad…

LocalRasula Dilhara GamageTags: Print EditionA tense situation prevailed in Trincomalee yesterday after a group of Tamil students from Trincomalee University protested at a place in the town where 50 monks from Thailand were planning to…

LocalTags: Print EditionA dedicated search and rescue operation mounted yesterday (14) by the Sri Lanka Navy led to the rescue of six fishermen aboard a local multiday fishing trawler in distress off Beruwala. The rescue was made by Sri…

LocalNelka MedagederaTags: Print EditionThe Court of Appeal issued notices on 27 members of the Cabinet including Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera to appear before court on May 19 regarding the decision taken to send 100,000 monkeys…

Report to be handed over to Minister todayLocalTags: Print EditionThe Urban Development Authority (UDA) yesterday began an investigation to ascertain whether the five-storey building in Kalutara, where the death of the 16 years old girl was…

LocalTags: Print EditionFormal title deeds of land were handed over to 150 estate workers in Kumarawatta and Diyalumawatta estates of the Ministry of Plantation Industries under the leadership of Minister of Plantation Industries Dr. Ramesh…

LocalTags: Print EditionAccording to the Advisory issued by Meteorological Department, the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into the cyclonic storm “Mocha” and lay centered near 11.2°N and 88.1°E at 05.30…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the relevant officials to amend the existing ordinances regarding lands to suit the current development needs. The Head of State issued these instructions during a…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Police has stated that a private tuition teacher who has allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed female students in Kaluthara was arrested today morning (11 May). It is reported that at least 16 students have…

LocalTags: Print EditionAn amendment to the Provincial Councils ElectionsAct, No. 02 of 1988 has been proposed by way of a private bill in parliament. The bill has been presented as a private member’s bill by MP MA Sumanthiran. The proposed…