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Vehicular movement will be restricted at the Kohuwala Junction on the Piliyandala – Colombo main road for two months from tomorrow (21), the Road Development Authority (RDA) said. The RDA said that the restriction will be…

Calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19WorldTags: Print EditionUK: Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which has been seen in a growing number of cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…

360 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 493,674, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

WorldThe study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines.Tags: Print EditionUS: COVID-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a…

WorldTags: FaceBookVergeSocial media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark…

President of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Mahinda Jayasinghe yesterday said teachers and principals are ready to resume academic activities   in Government schools as usual if the Government stops exerting force on teachers and…

Commercial as well as domestic white sandalwood cultivation can be easily used for the economic development of the country, a sandalwood researcher and grower Chumeda Perera said. He emphasized that domestic white sandalwood…

Education Ministry Secretary Professor Kapila Perera yesterday said a plan is in place to continue academic activities in Government schools with less than 200 students today and tomorrow (21 and 22) even though some teachers would…

Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parinirvana Stupa on Wednesday after the inauguration of the Kushinagar International Airport in the city. Following the…

The Ministry of Health has introduced a special series of guidelines for the upcoming Katina Robe offerings. According to the guidelines containing the signature of the Director General   of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena it is…