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LocalTags: Print EditionThe inaugural meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials to establish an independent institution for planning and monitoring national policies was held at the Presidential Secretariat. Secretary to the President…

LocalTags: Print EditionSince the murders and drug trafficking carried out by organized criminal gangs have become a burden to the entire society, the Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, ordered the senior police officers to apprehend…

LocalTags: Print EditionFuneral of versatile vocalist, composer and lyricist Nihal Nelson was held at the grounds of Soysapura Housing Scheme amidst a large number of colleagues and fans. Nelson died at his home on December 13. He was 76.…

LocalTags: Print EditionAll migration-related activities should be digitized immediately to prevent the trafficking and irregularities currently reported in the field of foreign employment and migration, the ‘Vides Balaya’ organization…

LocalTags: Print EditionWorld Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is “hopeful” that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global emergency some time next year.  As the third…

LocalBimal Jayasinghe BandaragamaTags: Print EditionInternal sources of the National Fertilizer Secretariat stated that certain officials of the Secretariat and the Agriculture Ministry are engaged in an effort to undermine the…

LocalGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionAhungalla Police are conducting investigations to identify a group of people who had fled the area after opening fire into air at Katuwila area around 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday night. A group of…

LocalTags: Print EditionAsiri Fernando of ‘Sunday Morning’ Newspaper receives the Journalist of the Year award from the Chief Guest and Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Sunday Island’ Manik De Silva. The President of the Editors’ Guild and…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe remains of the versatile vocalist, composer and lyricist Nihal Nelson, who passed away on Monday, was brought to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation premises yesterday. Here, the Transport, Highways and Mass…

LocalPRIYADARSHANI KAHAWALA -Ingiriya Central Group Corr.At the time of the accident, roofing sheets packed at the back of the lorry crashed into the bus. Tags: Print EditionAn accident occurred when a bus transporting garment workers…