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LocalTags: Print EditionThe official tenure of 340 local government institutions is going to end on 18 March midnight. Only the Elpitiya local council will be operational until next October. A discussion related to controlling local…

All applicants should provide accurate information before deadlineLocalTags: Print EditionThe on-going information survey and verification process for the verification of 1.1 million welfare benefit applications has been completed,…

LocalMahinda P. LiyanageGalle Central Special CorrespondentTags: Print EditionTwo persons were killed when a train running from Kandy to Matara collided with a car on the railway line at Koggala. A car which tried to proceed in a careless…

LocalTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena is of the opinion that the media should not be controlled. However, media should ensure ethical standards, he said while addressing the felicitation of Kumar Nadesan for conferring…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe World Bank has agreed to extend the aid for the agriculture sector modernization project implemented to introduce new technology to the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka for another 18 months.   The World Bank…

LocalTags: Print EditionAn earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has struck Kermadec islands in New Zealand today (16 March) according to USGS (United States Geological survey). Tsunami warnings have been issued by the US tsunami warning system.…

LocalTags: Print EditionAccording to Reuters, Sri Lanka’s economy has shrunk by 7.8% in 2022 from the year 2021 base on the Department of Census and Statistics data release yesterday (15 March). Reuters has reported this based on the data…

LocalTags: Print EditionShowers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Central, North-western and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Mannar districts during the afternoon or…

LocalTags: Print EditionShowers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Central, North-western and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Mannar districts during the afternoon or…

LocalShiromi AbeyasingheTags: Print EditionThe High Court Trial-at-Bar has mentioned that the Court of Appeal has issued a Writ Order that the Attorney General cannot pursue other charges against   former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake,…