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The Education Ministry commended parents who sent their children to school as well as Principals and teachers who reported for duty on behalf of the children yesterday. Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena welcomed students at the…

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne today visited 'Sanda Hiru Seya’ in the sacred city of Anuradhapura to review its ongoing construction work. Constructed with able manpower and industrial expertise of the…

Wishes poured in for India from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the leaderships of Bhutan and Sri Lanka after it scripted history on Thursday with the cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassing…

8790 more individuals recovered from COVID-19. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country surpasses 500,000 mark as per the Epidemiology Unit’s tally. It is at 502,464 and there are only 17,298 active cases being…

Agriculture Ministry Secretary Prof. Udith Jayasinghe yesterday stated that the measures have already been taken to provide eco-friendly compost, solid fertilizer, potassium chloride and nano nitrogen to farmers who are preparing for…

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center has issued a warning of severe lightning to several provinces. According to the warning, "thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Central,…

The vaccination of children between 16 and 17 years will commence countrywide from today onwards (22). Health Services Director-General Dr.Asela Gunawardena said the Principals, Zonal Directors of Education and the District Health…

19 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information

A mother gave birth to sextuplets, a first at a private hospital in Colombo, early morning yesterday. A 31-year-old mother gave birth to six babies, three boys and three girls. According to the hospital sources, the sextuplets were…

The Registration of Persons Department announced that it decided to recommence the One Day National Identity Cards (NICs) issuing Service only for those applicants who make prior appointments from October 25. The one day service…