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The government has decided to give a special advance to government employees for the next year. The Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs stated that cash of 4000 rupees will be given in this way. This grant is to be given from January 1st to February 29th, 2024. Also, it is planned to recover […]
The Police Special Task Force has arrested a woman nicknamed Kudu Dhanoo, who is said to have led the drug trafficking of Matara Kalpa, a powerful drug dealer and organized criminal who is hiding in a foreign country, along with ice drugs. The woman, Kudu Dhanu, was arrested during a raid conducted by a team […]
Recently (01), the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered cricketer Sachitra Senanayake to appear before the government’s taster’s department to take a voice test for the investigation into the fixing of money in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 cricket tournament. This order was issued when a complaint lodged by the Sports Corruption Prevention Unit against Sachitra […]
The Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal located near latitude 11.2°N and longitude 82.7°E, at 2330hrs of 02 December and about 330 km northeast of Jaffna. It will develop into a Cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. The system is moving away from the island near the northern coast of Sri Lanka, towards North […]
A unique Islamic prayer session took place today (02nd December 2023) at the Jummah Mosque on Chatham Street. The purpose was to seek blessings for the upcoming 73rd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, falling on 09th December. On the sidelines of anniversary celebrations, the Navy has organized a series of multi-religious programmes to invoke […]
Wild life officials say that single tusk elephants roaming around the National Namal Park have been shot. The elephant known as ‘Eka Danta’, which is native to Kalawewa National Park, has been shot. According to a notification given by the officials of the Galkiriagama Wildlife Site Security Office regarding the elephant, a group of […]
Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been named among the players grouped under the highest initial bid in the Indian Premier League player auction. The Indian Premier League player auction is scheduled to be held on December 19 in Dubai. There are 1,166 players registered for this year’s player auction, and a maximum of […]
The Department of Meteorology has issued a statement saying that due to the low pressure zone existing in the southeast Bay of Bengal sea area, an increase in rain conditions can be expected in the island and the northeast monsoon weather conditions are gradually establishing over the island. Due to this, there may be rain […]
The cabinet has given approval to give a part of the land called Maduwanwela Nendagama Watta belonging to Maduwanwela Valley with historical value to Ceylon Tobacco Company Limited on lease basis for a cultivation project. The relevant cabinet proposal states: Lanka Tobacco Company Limited has submitted a request to provide a part of the land […]
Police have arrested a worker at the Kuliapitiya depot of Ceylon Transport Board who allegedly stole 03 liters of diesel. Kuliapitiya police arrested this worker yesterday (27). This person was arrested according to a complaint made to the police by an officer of the security department of Kuliapitiya Langama Depot. The arrested suspect is to […]