Navy brings 70 Stranded Persons ashore

05 Oct 2013

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Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, Sagara brought the 70 persons, who had been stranded in the south western deep seas, safely to the Galle harbour yesterday

Strong winds in sea areas

05 Oct 2013

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The Meteorology Department today warned of strong winds increasing up to 80kmph accompanied with intermittent showers or thunder showers over deep and shallow sea areas

Video: CB Governor to blame for SL financial crisis: UNP

04 Oct 2013

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Central Bank Governor Nivaard Cabraal must be arrested as the person who is responsible for Sri Lanka’s financial crisis, the United National Party (UNP) said today

Video: Principals want salary anomalies resolved

04 Oct 2013

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A school principals’ union protested outside the Education Ministry in Battaramulla, to urge the authorities to resolve their issues including salary anomalies. The protest coincides with tomorrow’s Teachers’ Day. Pix by PradeepPathirana

Tissa Attanayake’s resignation accepted

03 Oct 2013

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UNP media spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said today that UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake’s resignation as the Kunadasale organiser has been accepted by party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today

Cobra girl pleads guilty; fined Rs. 100

03 Oct 2013

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Nirosha Wimalaratne, known as the Cobra girl, who was arrested for keeping a snake in her possession at a night club in Kollupitiya today pleaded guilty of the charges and was sentenced to three months imprisonment suspended for five years by the Colombo Court Magistrate

Video: Case against TNA manifesto at SC

02 Oct 2013

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The petition filed by the Sri Lanka's Patriotic National Movement appealing to declare the election manifesto of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) contravenes the Constitution was taken up at the Supreme Court today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Teachers demand advance payments

01 Oct 2013

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Teachers engaged in 2013 A/L answer script evaluations at Nalanda College held a protest outside Nalanda College over the Examinations Department’s delay to pay their due advance payments. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Celebrating world Children’s day

01 Oct 2013

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A ceremony was held today at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in view of the world Children’s day. New day-care centre for children was opened to nominate the day. First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa participated at the ceremony as the chief guest. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Best countries for older people: SL is 36

01 Oct 2013

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Sri Lanka is the 36th place in the global index for the best countries for the older people while Sweden is the number one; Afghanistan is the worst, a study shows

TNA PS chairman arrested on fraud charge

28 Sep 2013

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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) chairman of Werugal Pradeshiya Sabha was arrested last evening on charges of fraud, police said

Cartoon of the day

28 Sep 2013

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Businessman shot dead in Kotahena

27 Sep 2013

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A 54-year-old businessman known as 'Thel Raja', was shot dead at Bloemendhal Road in Colombo 13 a short while ago, hospital sources said

Berty Premalal passes away

27 Sep 2013

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North-Central Province former Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake passed away at a private hospital in Colombo a short while ago

Visually impaired and injured soldiers in cricket finals

27 Sep 2013

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The finals of the cricket tournament organised by the Federation for the Visually Handicapped was played between the Ratmalana School for the visually impaired and the injured soldiers of the Ragama Ranaviru Sevana at Shalika Grounds today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Gates calls Ctrl+Alt+Del command a mistake

27 Sep 2013

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Bill Gates has described the decision to use Ctrl+Alt+Del as the command needed to log on to a PC as a mistake

Chief Incumbent of Kiriwehera passes away

27 Sep 2013

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Dr. Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera Chief Incumbent of Katharagama Kiriwehera Temple and Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University passed away this afternoon at a Private hospital in Colombo.

Peace in Sri Lanka only after de-militarisation: Vasan

27 Sep 2013

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India will help create a conducive situation for the Sri Lankan army to withdraw from the island’s Northern Province as there can be peace only after demilitarisation, Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here on Thursday

UNP to undergo significant changes: Harin

26 Sep 2013

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UNP parliamentarian Harin Fernando said today the party would undergo significant changes soon in the wake of the defeat at Saturday’s elections to the three provincial councils

Video: Giant Pumpkin

25 Sep 2013

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Sarath Kuruwvita, a farmer of Galwana, Mulleriyawa has grown a giant red pumpkin at his garden that tipped the scale at 30 kilos.The farmer said the seed of this pumpkin was obtained from a foreign country. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana