The Disaster Management Center has requested the Public to avoid burning forests in view of minimizing the damage done to the environment .
Due to the dry weather condition prevailing in the country at present forest fires have occurred in most of the mountainous areas including Hanthana the Center has stated.
The Parliamentarians representing Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had conducted a special meeting on Sunday(06) evening regarding the Tamil Political Prisoners who are currently in prison without filing legal cases against them.
The meeting was conducted under the patronage of TNA Leader and Leader of the Opposition R.Sambandhan.
During the discussion the TNA Parliamentary Group had decided to submit a proposal to Parliament regarding conducting a debate on Political Prisoners it has been revealed.
Thirteen Political Prisoners in Magazine Prison in Borella had launched a hunger strike since last month by demanding the authorities to file legal cases against them.
The Police Special Task Force Officers in Kahawatte have arrested 10 persons who were involved in illegal excavation of gem pits at Doloswala Area in Nivithigala (In Ratnapura District) along with equipment which used for excavation .
The suspects were later handed over to the Gem and Jewelry Authority in Ratnapura for further investigations according to Police Task Force.
A Pakistani National who swallowed 52 Narcotic Pills containing Heroin has been arrested on his arrival at Katunayaka Bandaranaike International Air Port today(07) by the Police Narcotic Unit at the Air Port.
The 28 year old suspect who arrived from Qatar has been admitted to Negambo Hospital and after given medicine to work the bowels authorities have recovered 52 narcotic pills swallowed by the suspect containing 400 grammes of Heroin.
The Police have later taken a detention order from Negambo Court until 08th of March to keep the suspect for questioning.
The Police Narcotic Unit at the Katunayake Air Port is conducting investigation on the incident.
The government will create 15,000 Fruit Villages within the Country during next 3 year period according to Minister Of Agriculture Duninda Dissanayake.
Under this 1000 Fruit Plants will be distributed per a village to cultivate the Minister has said.The plants will be distributed according to the sizes of land owned by farmers he has stressed.
The Minister Of Agriculture has made these remarks during the launching three year plan of National Programme on Toxin Free County (08).
Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe is due to make a special statement tomorrow(08) at Parliament regarding Current Economic Situation in the country and forthcoming development projects government is due to implement.
A special cabinet meeting was held last Friday (04) to discuss on current economic situation of the country and foreign debt.
It is widely believed that the government is concerned to make a tax revision again.
The Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has today(07) stated the Foreign Media that the Government has found a new school for the Six year old boy residing in Kuliyapitiya(In North Western Province) who is not given a school due to the opposition of parents in kuliyapitiya on suspicion of the boy was HIV positive. The Education Minister has earlier apprised the Foreign Media the six year old boy will be taken under probation through a court order due to HIV Rumors. The Government will fund the boy's education until he leaves the school and donors will provide the boy and his mother a new home the Minister has said.
The full text of the Education Minister's Statement given to BBC-Sndeshaya Progarmme in Sinhala attached hereto.
Sri Lanka Navy have today(07) arrested two persons who attempted to smuggle 6.94 Kilo Grammes Of Gold worth around Rs.34.5 Million from a Fishing Boat(Dinghy) at Madugal Area in Jaffna(In Northern Province).
The two suspects who acted as Fishermen were attempting to transfer the stock of Gold by hiding inside the Boat when they were arrested according to Navy.However Navy Officers have identified the Racketeers and detained them during a sudden raid carried out.
The Navy have handed over the two suspects along with the stock of Gold to Customs Officers in Jaffna for future course of action.
The Disaster Management Center has requested the Public to avoid burning forests in view of minimizing the damage done to the environment .
The Parliamentarians representing Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had conducted a special meeting on Sunday(06) evening regarding the Tamil Political Prisoners who are currently in prison without filing legal cases against them.
A Pakistani National who swallowed 52 Narcotic Pills containing Heroin has been arrested on his arrival at Katunayaka Bandaranaike International Air Port today(07) by the Police Narcotic Unit at the Air Port.
The government will create 15,000 Fruit Villages within the Country during next 3 year period according to Minister Of Agriculture Duninda Dissanayake.
Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe is due to make a special statement tomorrow(08) at Parliament regarding Current Economic Situation in the country and forthcoming development projects government is due to implement.
Sri Lanka Navy have today(07) arrested two persons who attempted to smuggle 6.94 Kilo Grammes Of Gold worth around Rs.34.5 Million from a Fishing Boat(Dinghy) at Madugal Area in Jaffna(In Northern Province).
The Commonwealth Business Forum has inaugurated today (12) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo with the par...
