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LocalTags: Print EditionA group of young microbiologists working at the Sarabhumi Lanka Bioproduct Institute, a local institution, has produced a successful bio-insecticide to control the Fall Armyworm prevalent in the maize cultivation in…

LocalGayan Kumara WeerasingheTags: Print EditionA student who was slated to sit for this years Ordinary Level Exam has committed suicide reportedly after a teacher at school had falsely accused him of using drugs. The student’s mother told…

LocalTags: Print EditionCommonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretary-General Stephen Twigg, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his official visit to Sri Lanka at the President’s Office yesterday (13). Senior Advisor to the…

Batticaloa bound trains suspendedLocalPriyan MalindaTrincomalee district group corr.Tags: Print EditionTrains to Batticaloa will be suspended as a result of a collision with three elephants, between Habarana and Galoya in the vicinity of…

LocalDharma Sri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionSeventy five urban forests countrywide will be established to mark the 75th Independence ceremony this February under the ‘Urban Forest’ concept. It has been observed that the density of urban…

LocalKapila Somaratne and Sumith PremathilakaTags: Print EditionFormer Western Province Chief Minister and Kalutara District Sri Lanka Freedom Party leader Reginald Cooray passed away yesterday morning subsequent to being hospitalized after…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation has spent Rs.209,950 for the operation of diesel powered generators for the 5½ hours following the disconnection of power supply to the Corporation yesterday. An SLRC official…

Senior minister calls for govt to act on his action LocalShiromi AbhayasingheTags: Print EditionA senior government Minister said that the Election Commission doesn’t have any authority to summon the Public Administration Ministry Secretary…

Treasury officials tell Election Commission LocalShiromi AbhayasingheTags: Print EditionTreasury officials have informed the Elections Commission that if the Local Government Election is to be held, finances requested by the Election…

LocalTags: Print EditionLanka Sathosa has reduced the prices of four essential consumer items provided to the public. The price of 1 kg of samba rice (local) has been reduced by five rupees and its new price is Rs.220. The price of 1 kg of…