Several Betel leaf purohitas in yahapalanaya are living in a state of intense anxiety over their political future, they say.

The purohita handling foreign affairs is an unhappy man these days because high political authorities in yahapalanaya keep on making announcements running counter to the promises held out to certain foreign countries which are keen on granting econom

A story doing the rounds in political circles these days tells how a young purohita who was having a tryst with the comely better half of a senior one of his tribe at the latter’s residence had escaped from being caught red-handed in the nick o

Some Diyawanna members owning liquor outlets are highly irked by the ongoing debate over the propriety of issuing bar licences to their tribe. What they cannot really stomach is the holier-than-thou attitude of their own colleagues, they say.

The bigwigs of the statutory body providing light to the people are said to be making visits to the land of the Dragon purportedly for training stints on a regular basis and these so-called training programmes are a veritable windfall for them, they

This political heavyweight very often emphasizes, from public platforms, the need for a righteous society with a high standard of morality. 

A Betel leaf bigwig in yahapalanaya has begun gravitating towards the Green party, they say.

A powerful purohita in yahapalanaya received summons from a Big Boss recently.

Another team of peace makers from the Betel leaf leadership has swung into action to make yet another bid to patch up the yawning differences among the party’s front-liners threatening to split the party right down the middle, behind–the-

A fair one, an expert at reading the heavenly maps was appointed to a very high office in the upcountry recently.

A onetime powerful lady who was keeping a low profile for some time is back in the scene and is taking a hand in the state affairs in a big way, they say.

The Big Boss who chaired the regular meeting of the main decision-making body last week was about to leave at the conclusion of the day’s business when a certain purohita who had been making sensational news in the recent past approached him an

Betel leaf organizers and activists in a certain electorate in Wayamba organized a party meeting recently.

A certain uniformed bigwig in the Defense establishment was among those who had received summons to attend a special high-powered conference at the nerve-centre of yahapalanaya. 

A villager who climbed a coconut tree to pluck a ‘thambili’ nut to quench the thirst of a fair purohita had fallen to his death.

It was a major construction project. Documents relating to the awarding of the contract were cut and dry and the two parties involved -- the government authority and the ‘successful tenderer’ had only to sign on the dotted lines. 

A deputy purohita who had planned to make a foreign trip soon after his previous jaunt, paid a courtesy call on his senior purohita on the eve of his departure.

Sports instructors at the sports division of a higher education institution in the city have hit upon a novel ruse to mark their attendance even when they keep away from work. They resort to this ploy with the connivance of the acting head of their d

A loquacious purohita from the hills who arrived at the Asgiriya Rajamaha Viharaya to pay his last respects to the Maha Nayake who passed away recently was about to enter the temple premises when he casually inquired  from a bystander who were t

This Betel leaf one hailing from Sabaragamuwa is a senior purohita, who, nevertheless, remains a die-hard loyalist of the former boss.

The Wildlife authorities these days are out on a relentless search for elephants held in captivity illegally. 

This Diyawanna member from the South is due to be appointed a deputy purohita shortly, they say.

Two Diyawanna members have taken the initiative to get down here a physician from abroad specialized in treating rare ailments. 

A large number of friends and well-wishers have already visited the purohita now convalescing following bypass heart surgery at a reputed hospital in Singapore. Numerous members from Diyawanna and provincial councils had been among those visitors.&nb

Several senior purohitas in yahapalanaya the other day called on the chief monk of a well-known Buddhist temple situated close to the hill capital. 

A leading media institution in the country conducted a grand celebration in Colombo 7 to mark International Women’s Day. 

The leadership of the Betel leaf party has begun appointing new electorate organizers to fill the existing vacancies. The Selection Committee already functioning will first make replacements for the organizers expelled from their positions in the rec

All service centers at the periphery of this leading state establishment are provided with a night-out facility including a comfortable bed room for the use of the respective officers in charge.

This story about a driver who had been subjected to a major punishment for a minor offence comes from a hospital located in an area close to Colombo.   

A senior politician in yahapalanaya wanted by the special Police probe in connection with financial crime allegations is said to be avoiding questioning by Police by using his political clout.