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Corona positive for two students of Hapugala Engineering Faculty, Galle

Two students of Faculty of Engineering University of Ruhuna have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said. The Faculty of Engineering, which was closed, was...

Six more new coronavirus cases in Galle city

Six more residents of the Galle Municipal Medical Officer of Health (MOH) have been diagnosed with coronavirus today (Jan. 06), health officials said. The victims...

Monkeys found dead in Udawattakele forest reserve due to poisoning, not COVID

The recent deaths of several monkeys in the Udawattakele forest reserve around Kandy town are believed to have been caused by poisoning. A PCR...

Corona Deaths rise to 137

Director-General of Health Services Nalaka Kaluwewa today (05) handed over the details of 07 corona deaths to the Government Information Department and issued a...

COVID spreads in prisons: Presidential pardon for those serving long-term sentences

In a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by reducing congestion within prisons, the Government has formulated criteria to grant special general amnesty...

Illegal bottom trawling by Indians: Lanka collects data, tough action being taken

As a major step towards curbing the illegal bottom trawling by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters, the Fisheries Ministry has taken steps through...

Sri Lankans in Ethiopian war zone successfully evacuated

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia has successfully facilitated the evacuation of 38 Sri Lankan nationals from the war zone in Tigray region in...

287 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) says that another 287 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. All new cases...

Pillayan granted bail

Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader and parliamentarian Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias “Pillayan” has been granted bail by the Batticaloa High Court. The Batticaloa District MP...

465 more Covid-19 patients make complete recoveries

The Ministry of Health says 465 more individuals, who were previously diagnosed with Covid-19, have made complete recoveries. The new development brings the total number...

Northern, Eastern parts of the island to be affected by Cyclone ‘Nivar’

The Cyclonic Storm ‘Nivar’ over southwest Bay of Bengal was located near (10.0N, 83.E) at 8.30 am today (24), 325km to the east of...

Dian Gomes and Dilith Jayaweera proposed to Public Services Commission

Dian Gomes and Dilith Jayaweera have been proposed to be appointed as the private sector representatives to the Public Services Commission today (24). The Parliamentary...

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