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LocalTags: Print Edition RescueA joint operation between the Police, Army and Forest Conservation officers succeeds in rescuing 33 youths who were stranded in Knuckles Reserve. The police said that a group of young men and women who had…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the officials to speed up the Minipe Left Bank Canal Rehabilitation Project (MLBCRP), which has been delayed for over three years owing to various reasons, and to provide its…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructs officialsLocalPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe went on an observation tour of the Minipe Anicut construction site.Tags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the officials to speed up…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Election Commission has informed the Supreme Court by way of a motion that that due to the non-availability of sufficient funds and other facilities, obstacles have arisen in the conduct of the LG elections as…

LocalTags: Print EditionAnother body of a man has been recovered at the Norton bidge accident which occured last night where a bus gone off the road and fell down a precipice along the Norton Bridge - Diyagala road. Passengers on the bus…

LocalTags: Print EditionMotion to expedite the date of the writ petition to postpone the Local Government elections was taken up in court today (20 February). Retired colonel W M Wijesundara filed a writ petition in the Supreme court asking…

LocalTags: Print EditionA bus carrying pilgrims fell down a precipice resulting in death of two and leaving several others injured. The accident happened around late evening yesterday (19 February) near Ginigathena Norton Bridge, where the…

President meets youth groupLocalPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe met with a group of youth on February 16 to discuss the Government’s Policy Statement and plans for the country’s future. Tags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe met…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Deep Jungle Music and Cultural Festival, which was scheduled from February 17-20 in Karandagaswewa in Habarana was cancelled by the organizers at the last minute   after a conditional court order. The event…

LocalShiromi AbeyasingheTags: Print EditionThe Presidential Secretariat is slated to issue a circular in the coming week,   banning business class flights during official’s overseas visits for senior government officials including the…