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Chief Government whip Highways Minister Johnston Fernando today said that arrangements have been made to vest 1,500 renovated roads with the public on Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Mandaduwa Grounds in…
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15 more deaths reported due to #COVID19 raising the death toll to 13,806, stated the Department of Government Information.
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354 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 514,234, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.
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Police have recovered a female body in an abandoned travelling bag near a garbage dump in Sapugaskanda today. It has been recovered beside the road to Sapugaskanda oil refinery, police said. The victim’s whereabouts are yet to…
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The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the landslide warning issued to several districts.  Level 2 (Amber) warnings was issued for Badulla and Matale districts. They are: Badulla District – Ella and…
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Bharat Biotech's Covaxin has got WHO approval on Wednesday as the technical advisory team has recommended the India-made vaccine for emergency use listing for 18 years and above. This marks a major victory for India's journey in…
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Three persons sustained injuries and were hospitalised last night due to a gas tank exploding at a restaurant in Weligama. The injured were rushed to the Matara Hospital and they are out of harm’s way, the sources said.
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Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage pledged to purchase organic paddy at Rs.100 per kilo.  The government is preparing to purchase organic paddy from paddy farmers at Rs. 100 per kilo, said Agriculture Minister…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his delegations returned to the island this morning after taking part in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. On October 20 President left…
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An 87-year-old grandmother from Sri Lanka has become the oldest student to receive a master’s degree from York University. Vaughan resident Varathaledchumy Shanmuganathan was among 4,000 students who graduated on Tuesday with a…
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