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Drones were used to spray fertilizer for the first time in Sri Lanka
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Drones were used to spray fertilizer for the first time in Sri Lanka

Drones were used to spray fertilizer for the first time in Sri Lanka. This was initiated by the engineering department…

byAyman Ameer29/11/2020
4 areas in Wellampitiya to be isolated from 5 am tomorrow
Local

4 areas in Wellampitiya to be isolated from 5 am tomorrow

Army Commander Shavendra Silva announced that 4 areas in Wellampitiya will be isolated from 5 am tomorrow (30). The Laksanda…

byAyman Ameer29/11/202029/11/2020
3 T20 records were set by Colombo Kings in LPL game 04
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3 T20 records were set by Colombo Kings in LPL game 04

Colombo Kings t scored a 96/1 in 5 Overs against Galle Gladiators in a rain shortened game 04 in Lanka…

byAyman Ameer29/11/2020
Isolation to be lifted in several areas on Monday (30)
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Isolation to be lifted in several areas on Monday (30)

The Department of Government Information announced the isolation of multiple areas will be lifted on Monday (30). Colombo District :…

byAyman Ameer29/11/202029/11/2020
2 CV-19 deaths, 487 new patients reported yesterday (28).
Local

2 CV-19 deaths, 487 new patients reported yesterday (28).

2 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the country yesterday(28). The Covid-19 death toll reaches 109. 487 Covid-19 patients identified…

byAyman Ameer29/11/2020
Information to be collected on 2020 GCE O/L syllabus completion
Local

Information to be collected on 2020 GCE O/L syllabus completion

The time period granted to collect information from teachers on the completion of the syllabus of students sitting for the…

byAyman Ameer28/11/2020
CV-19 cases connected to prisons rise to 908
Local

CV-19 cases connected to prisons rise to 908

87 new cases connected to the prison cluster were confirmed today (28). The majority being from the Welikada prison, the…

byAyman Ameer28/11/2020
Bus services to return to normal from Monday (30)
Local

Bus services to return to normal from Monday (30)

The Sri Lankan Transport Board said today (28) that operation of buses will return to normal from Monday (30). The…

byAyman Ameer28/11/2020
Opposition questions Namal’s absence during debate on Sports
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Opposition questions Namal’s absence during debate on Sports

Opposition MPs in Parliament questioned the absence of Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa. When the debate on expenditure heads of the…

byAyman Ameer28/11/2020
Priest in Jaffna arrested for organizing event to commemorate LTTE
Local

Priest in Jaffna arrested for organizing event to commemorate LTTE

A 47-year-old priest attached to a Catholic seminary has been arrested. He was arrested for organizing an event commemorating the…

byAyman Ameer28/11/2020

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