Donation of medical equipment

27 Oct 2011

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Medical equipment worth Rs.42 million was donated to hospitals by Global Action, an NGO, today at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS). Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

District Secretaries as govt. agents

27 Oct 2011

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District Secretaries will be designated as government agents again with more powers to Divisional Secretaries by amending the necessary law in this regard, officials said today. Cabinet approval has been given to amend the Act for this purpose

Meaningfully implement 13th Amendment: Devananda

27 Oct 2011

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EPDP Leader and Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development, Douglas Devananda stressed the need to meaningfully implement the 13th Amendment sans police and land powers for the time being as the initial step for the resolution of the national question

Cartoon of the day

27 Oct 2011

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UBF on party leadership

26 Oct 2011

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The president of the UNP led United Bhikku Front (UBF), Ven. Metiyagoda Gunaratana Thera speaks to the media urging the UNP leader to solve the issues about the leadership of the party. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Billion of rupees wasted from online lottery

26 Oct 2011

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In another glaring instance where public money has been wasted due to corruption, the country has lost a massive Rs.983 million as a result of an investment made in a Norwegian company a few years ago for an online lottery, the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has revealed

CMC celebrates Deepavali

26 Oct 2011

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After the Local Government election for the Municipal councils, Colombo District Municipal Council Mayor (CMC) A. J. M. Muzammil today celebrated the Deepavali festival at the Colombo CMC. Colombo Municipal Council's Commissioner Badrani Jayawardena also participated this occasion. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Four heroin smugglers arrested in Pesalai

26 Oct 2011

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Amid a marked decrease in the activities of drug peddlers and a disruption in the supply of heroin, four people including a woman were arrested in Pesalai while they were allegedly transporting 1.3 kilos estimated to be worth Rs.10 million and believed to have been smuggled from India

GMOA wants salaries of public servants increased

26 Oct 2011

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The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said today the number of skilled professionals in the government sector was fast declining because of the gross discrepancies in salaries between professionals in the public and private sectors

Royal visit

26 Oct 2011

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth signs the visitors book at the new Royal Children's Hospital as Prince Phillip looks on in Melbourne October 26, 2011. Queen Elizabeth is in Australia for an eleven-day official visit. REUTERS

Sureties undertake to surrender suspect

26 Oct 2011

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The sureties who stood for an accused who was alleged to have suppressed facts about the killing of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar undertook to produce the accused in court on December 15

Hospitals closed while doctors doing clerical work

26 Oct 2011

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Forty seven fully qualified doctors are performing clerical duties at the administrative branch of the health ministry while 92 hospitals remained closed due to the want of doctors, a health ministry trade union activist said yesterday

Cartoon of the day

25 Oct 2011

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Teacher arrested for punishing student

25 Oct 2011

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A Horana school teacher who had allegedly given 20 canings and slapped a Grade Nine schoolboy was taken into custody by the police and produced before Horana Chief Magistrate Mahinda Ranasinghe

All eyes on Cairn's next gas well, Sri Lanka says

25 Oct 2011

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New investors who have shown interest in Sri Lankan oil and gas exploration await the results of Cairn India's drilling of a second well in the Mannar Basin before committing to anything, Sri Lanka's oil minister said on Tuesday

Policemen rewarded

25 Oct 2011

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Inspector General of Police (IGP) N.K Illangakone handed over Rs.13.6 million to 240 persons including officers from the CID and civilians who assisted in conducting investigations over the Central Bank bomb blast in 1996 and for contributing in resolving conflicts, helping investigations and tracking down suspects. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Driving licences issued within seven days

25 Oct 2011

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People will no longer have to wait for six months to an year to receive their driving licences as they would soon be issued their licences within seven days under a new electronically modified system, the Transport Ministry said today

Fresh tussle between JVP and dissidents

25 Oct 2011

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A fresh tussle has emerged between the JVP and its dissidents for the ownership of the party’s headquarters in Pelawatte, Battaramulla after Party’s member M.K.G.G. Madanayake who was in charge of it defected from the party after the split, the Daily Mirror learns

Rajaratnam Blasts Cooperating Witnesses

25 Oct 2011

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In his first interview since his arrest more than two years ago, Raj Rajaratnam butted heads with prosecutors once more

14-day-old baby rescued alive

25 Oct 2011

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Rescue workers carry a baby from a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 25, 2011. A 14-day-old baby was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday, 46 hours after an earthquake struck southeast Turkey, a Reuters Television journalist said. REUTERS