A National Week Of Mosquito Control Has Been Announced.

The Ministry Of Health has been announced A National Week for Mosquito Control from 10th  to 16th of September The aim of this week is to inspect the dengue breeding places at premises and destroying them .

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Paddy Marketing Board Has Been Purchased 102,797 Metric Tonnes Of Paddy From Farmers This Yala Season

The Paddy Marketing Board has been so far purchased 102,797 Metric Tonnes of Paddy  from the farmers during this Yala Harvest Season according to the government sources.

Out of this purchased stock of Paddy 97,458 Metric Tonnes are Nadu Variety , 5069 Metric Tonnes are of Samba Variety and 270 Metric Tonnes are Keeri Samba Variety.

The government has allocated Rs.6000 Million for this year to purchasing paddy from farmers and so far Rs.4652 Million has been spent for that purpose according to sources.

"ARTIST INSIDE AN ART WORK" A PAINTING OF POLISH PALETTE KNIFE PAINTER BARBARA JASKIEWICZ

THIS COLORFUL PAINTING WAS DONE BY POLAND'S IMPRESSIONIST PALETTE KNIFE PAINTER BARBARA JASKIEWICZ.SHE IS ALSO SPECIALIZES ON PAINTING LANDSCAPES AND CITYSCAPES

A palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade. It is primarily used for mixing paint colors, paste, etc., or for marbling, decorative endpapers, etc. The "palette" in the name is a reference to an artist's palette which is used for mixing oil paint and acrylic paints.(source wikipedia)

Imprisoned Former UPFA MP Sajin Vaas Has Been Further Remanded

The imprisoned former Parliamentarian attach to the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Sajin Vaas Gunawardene who is in remand for allegedly misusing the vehicles belonging to Presidential Secretariat has been further remanded until 22nd of September by Colombo Fort Magistrate today(08).

The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division has  summoned the former UPFA Parliamentarian  to record a statement on 11th of May and later arrested him.

Earlier The Colombo High Court had dismissed a bail application filed behalf of Sajin Vaas Gunawardene by his counsel,.

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Two Persons Who Attempted To Offer Rs.1.5 Million Bribe To Sapugaskande Police OIC Detained

The Officials of the Bribery Commission have  today (08)arrested the brother in law of  former chairman of the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha and his associate  who attempted to offer the OIC of Sapugaskande Police Rs.1.5 Million bribe .

The two suspects who were arrested at the Car Park of Mahara Prison this morning have attempted to bribe the OIC in a bid to request him to amend the charges leveled against former chairman of Wattala Pradeshiya Shaba who is in police custody regarding the death of a businessman.

The two suspects were arrested by Bribery Commission Officials on a tip off by the Sapugaskande Police OIC.