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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to construct residential quarters for teachers in 14 selected schools located inContinue Reading The post Teacher quarters to be constructed in 14 selected plantation schools appeared first…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the expansion of Sri Lanka’s disaster relief loan program to cover all categories ofContinue Reading The post Govt’s disaster loan scheme expanded to support all affected businesses and entrepreneurs…

A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized with injuries following a drive-by shooting in the Bodhiyawatta area of Saranankara Road, Kohuwala, PoliceContinue Reading The post School girl injured in Kohuwela shooting appeared first on Newswire.

Iconic Australian cricketing great Damien Martyn is in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital and “in for the fightContinue Reading The post Iconic Aussie Cricketer “in fight of his life” in hospital appeared first on Newswire.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, Eastern, Central, Northcentral, Northwestern and Uva provinces today. According toContinue Reading The post Showers expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today appeared first on…

A prison inmate receiving treatment at the Nagoda Teaching Hospital was injured in a shooting incident this morning (31 Dec).Continue Reading The post Prison inmate injured in shooting inside Nagoda Hospital appeared first on Newswire.

Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took to social media on Tuesday to share a video of a Vande Bharat SleeperContinue Reading The post Water test conducted on India’s Vande Bharat Sleeper train clocking 180 kmph appeared first on…

India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to calculations in the Indian government’s end-of-year economic review.Continue Reading The post India overtakes Japan as 4th-largest economy, report says…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to probe alleged irregularities at the Colombo Municipal Council betweenContinue Reading The post President appoints Commission to probe corruption at CMC appeared…

The Ministry of Defence has issued a statement announcing the extension for the renewal of firearms licenses of individuals andContinue Reading The post Defence Ministry extends firearm licence renewal deadline appeared first on Newswire.