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Father of two killed in a shooting in Puttalam
LOCAL

Father of two killed in a shooting in Puttalam

A father of two has been killed a shooting incident in Mangalaeliya, Puttalam, stated Mundalama Police. Reportedly, the shooting had…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/09/2018
Clinical waste of India ends up on Puttalam coast
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Clinical waste of India ends up on Puttalam coast

Marine Environment Protection Authority says that a proper program will be implemented to remove the clinical waste that has been…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/08/2018
Sri Lanka Army ready to deploy 1000 troops for disaster relief
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Army ready to deploy 1000 troops for disaster relief

Sri Lanka Army said currently 300 members of the Army, together with Navy and Air Force personnel are currently engaged…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/05/201823/05/2018
President instructs to provide assistance to drought hit farmers in Puttalam district
LOCAL

President instructs to provide assistance to drought hit farmers in Puttalam district

President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to commence a project to cultivate 600 acres of maize in order to provide…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Three new tourist zones will be set up in Puttalam district – PM
BUSINESS

Three new tourist zones will be set up in Puttalam district – PM

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that measures will be taken to set up three new tourist zones in…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/2018
INSEE Cement rescues animals in Aruakalu quarry for the 9th year
BUSINESS

INSEE Cement rescues animals in Aruakalu quarry for the 9th year

Every year, for the past nine years, INSEE Cement has been rescuing and carefully relocating all species of fauna at…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/01/2018
Puttalam, Kandy, Batticaloa leaders among groups to attend Elections Commission discussion
LOCAL

Puttalam, Kandy, Batticaloa leaders among groups to attend Elections Commission discussion

The Elections Commission has decided to hold discussions with independent groups with regard to issues that have risen in conducting…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/01/2018
JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames
LOCAL

JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames

A stock of more than nine hundred kilos of Cocaine, taken into custody by the Police Narcotics Bureau is destroyed…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/01/2018
Nearly 300,000 people remain affected by drought in Northern Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Nearly 300,000 people remain affected by drought in Northern Sri Lanka

Nearly 300,000 People Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that as many as 293,764 people remained affected…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/01/2018
Another deforestation in Wilpattu National Park?
LOCAL

Another deforestation in Wilpattu National Park?

The Sri Lankan public and especially the environmentalists have been alleging for a long time that protected sections of Wilpattu…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/12/2017

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