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With the resumption of the Public Service at normal levels from yesterday, hundreds of Public Servants were seen getting off the trains at Fort last morning to head to their respective workplaces. (Picture by Sulochana Gamage)

A customer who ordered some short eats from a hotel in Jaffna was in for a nasty surprise last Sunday as he found a 20 Rupee note inside an egg patty. The disturbed customer had confronted the hotel owner and an argument had…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday filed a petition at the Court of Appeal against the Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe incidents of political victimisation. The petition alleges that the manner in which…

The Sri Lanka Army’s first-ever 24/7 Vaccination Centre has jabbed nearly 20,000 persons with the second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine within the first 24 hours, Army sources said. These vaccines were sourced from the first…

The ongoing trade union action of the teachers will be continued if the Government fails to provide an acceptable solution through a Cabinet Proposal today (2), President of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Priyantha Fernando said.…

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said the donation of AstraZeneca vaccines by the people and the Government of Japan is a great relief to the people who were expecting the second dose. “There was a large crowd in the…

The Ministry of Environment has decided to implement a ban on lunch sheets made from non-perishable polythene from today. Minister Amaraweera said whatever the obstacles are, the lunch sheet ban will be implemented for the sake…

Sri Lanka Army commenced a 24-hour programme to administer AstraZeneca 2nd dose, the Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva. The program is…

Following SriLankan Airlines’ resumption of flights to Moscow after a lapse of six years, a group of Russian tourists arrived in Sri Lanka today, under a bio-bubble concept. Here they undergo health procedures on arrival at the BIA.…

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