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Tag: Vavuniya

Youth nabbed with 19 kg of Kerala Cannabis
LOCAL

Youth nabbed with 19 kg of Kerala Cannabis

Vavuniya police has apprehended an individual, who had been transporting 19 kg of Kerala Cannabis. The arrest has been made…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/09/2018
PM outlines plans for North
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PM outlines plans for North

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday focused on the need to link the Northern Province with southern development corridors to develop…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/05/2018
Sri Lankan President intervenes to provide employment to late Vidya Sivaloganathan’s sister
LOCALTOP STORY

Sri Lankan President intervenes to provide employment to late Vidya Sivaloganathan’s sister

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena handed over a letter of appointment to Ms. Nishanthi Sivaloganathan, a Graduate of the University…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/04/2018
Sri Lanka army chief says defense advisor recalled from UK for his own safety
LOCAL

Sri Lanka army chief says defense advisor recalled from UK for his own safety

Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake today said Defense advisor of the Sri Lankan High Commission in UK,…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018
Sri Lanka’s Muslim party ACMC calls for leaders to unite for a stable government
LOCAL

Sri Lanka’s Muslim party ACMC calls for leaders to unite for a stable government

Sri Lanka’s Muslim party, All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), yesterday called for the President and the Prime Minister to unite…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/201821/02/2018
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
Vavuniya bus depot issue accelerates – strike action continues for second day
Issues

Vavuniya bus depot issue accelerates – strike action continues for second day

The strike action launched by the employees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board of the Northern Province continues for the…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/2018
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
‘Celebrating Partnerships’ showcases the European Union’s support to district development in Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

‘Celebrating Partnerships’ showcases the European Union’s support to district development in Sri Lanka

Celebrating Partnerships, an exhibition on the European Union’s support to district development in Sri Lanka, was jointly inaugurated in Colombo…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/12/2017
Sri Lanka converts war-time IDP camp in North to an apparel village
LOCAL

Sri Lanka converts war-time IDP camp in North to an apparel village

Sri Lanka has transformed the war-time displacement camp that housed nearly 300,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the conclusion of…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/11/2017

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