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The Consultative Committee on Defence recently agreed to present the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill to Parliament for the Second Reading. Therefore, the Bill will be presented in Parliament on July 8.…

The Army established new ‘walk in’ Community Vaccination Centres across the country and commenced administering the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine to civilians from yesterday onwards in a bid to accelerate the vaccination drive. Here,…

Although the Government took a decision to ban chemical fertilizer and other such inputs needed for agriculture, they have failed to provide adequate amounts of organic fertilizer and other organic inputs to farmers in time, resulting…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the problem facing the Government now is not the chemical fertilizer issue but the lack of foreign exchange. Wickremesinghe said that the result of using only organic…

The pneumonia condition of the lion named ‘Thor’ who was infected with COVID-19 at the Dehiwala Zoo has aggravated, Minister of State for Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake said. He said special treatment is being given to the…

According to Maldivian media reports, the Sri Lanka Police and the Maldives Embassy in Sri Lanka have confirmed that the Maldivian arrested in connection with the incident pertaining to the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old child in…

Kuda Waskaduwa West Grama Niladhari division in Kalutara North police area in the Kalutara District has been isolated with effect from 6am today, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak. Meanwhile…

The showery condition over the south-western and western parts of the island is expected to enhance during next few days, stated the Meteorology Department. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa,…

Sri Lanka has received the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa…

339 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 47,579 suspects have been arrested since October 30…