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By S.M. Wijayaratne Kurunegala corr.
The annual Perahera of the Sri Dalada Maligawa will be held from August 21 to 31 in keeping with the age-old traditions and customs of royal kings.
Local and foreign pilgrims and tourists are expected to throng Kandy to witness the most historic Perahera of Sri Lanka. The traditional Kap planting ceremony of the four Devalayas of the Sri Dalada Maligawa will be held on...
School heads instructed
The Department of Registration of Persons has instructed all school heads that they should apply for National Identity Cards (NICs) as early as possible for school candidates sitting the GCE(O/L) examination - 2022.
The Examinations Department has already begun accepting applications and those sitting the examination should apply between February 1 and 28.
Around 400,000...
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has called upon President Ranil Wickremesinghe not to permit the import of rice since there is no need for it.
A better harvest was reaped during the past Yala season by the farmers. About 800,000 hectares of paddy lands will be cultivated for the Maha season. Nearly, 675,600 hectares of land have already been cultivated with...
The opportunities granted for internal undergraduates of state universities to sit for their internal examinations will be restricted to a specific timeframe in due course as they enjoy these facilities continuously for five to seven years by occupying hostels of universities, Education Minister Susil Premayantha told the Sunday Observer.
Some of these undergraduates have...
State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody said that Sri Lanka can earn US$ 3 billion in foreign exchange within three years by exporting indigenous medicine.
“The indigenous medical system, known as Hela Vedakama in Sri Lanka is one of the main areas where we can earn much foreign exchange since the majority of foreign tourists who visit our country rely...
By S.M. Wijayaratne Kurunegala corr.
There are over 15,000 women addicted to liquor and drugs in Sri Lanka and many young females including teenagers have become drug...
Assets and properties
The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs will conduct a national census on Buddhist temples and other places...
Around 500 of the 12,000 teachers who were transferred this year had not reported to their new workplaces so far, said Kurunegala...
State Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Suren Raghavan said students who sat for the GCE (AL) Examination this year would be...
The Education Ministry has recruited 7,500 teacher trainees who had passed out from the National Colleges of Education and...
Dansalas serving free food and drinks to devotees and sightseers during the forthcoming Poson festival should be registered with...
The country’s younger generation has to be directed towards a positive and productive future path with a meaningful vision since...
Minister of Buddhasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Vidura Wickramanayaka will present a Memorandum to the Cabinet for its...
The Agriculture Ministry has decided to recall the guns given to cultivators of the Kurunegala district to protect their crops...
A Malaria Control Campaign (MCC) official said that there is an upward trend in the spread of Malaria fever in the country and...
The Ministry of Public Security will present a new Online Protection Bill to the Cabinet early next week to take legal action...
The Education Ministry has planned to launch Buddhist religious activities countrywide in State schools with the support of...
Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Senior Lecturer Udayakumara Amarasinghe said that parents and...
Free textbooks will be distributed to students of Government schools and Pirivenas by March 27.Students from Grade 6 to 11 will...
The Ministry of Education will provide free uniform material for Government school and Pirivena students by March 15.“The Chinese...
Over 12,000 graduates will be recruited to Government schools under the first stage. The gazette notification will be issued this...
Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha said the Government will recruit 26,000 teachers in March next year as there is a...
The Education Ministry will make the attendance of school students countrywide as it was in the past, said Education Minister...
The circular issued by the Ministry of Public Administration permitting public servants to wear a convenient dress to their...
Consumers of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) have defaulted the payment of their monthly bills for years to...
School principals have been instructed not to collect money or donations from students and parents violating the circulars issued...
Upward trend in suicides
The Education Ministry will expand its counselling programs among students in Government schools countrywide due to the upward...
The Government has taken steps to overcome schoolchildren becoming victims of malnutrition due to the present economic crisis,...
Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has called upon top ministry officials to...
GCE (AL) exam - 2022
The Examinations Department in a circular to all Government school heads countrywide stated that school and private candidates...
A subsidy scheme will be introduced to provide direct financial assistance for fisher families and estate sector low income...
Almost 3,553 people have been taken in for questioning by the police for criminal and violent acts caused countrywide from May 9...
Grade 1 applications:
The Education Ministry has extended the closing date of accepting applications to admit Grade One students to Government schools...
About 140,000 Litro gas cylinders are distributed countrywide daily and the shortage of Litro gas would be resolved by the end of...
Minister of Highways, Transport and Mass Media and Cabinet spokesman Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said the present shortage of...
Police Headquarters has directed police officers countrywide to launch raids to seize fuel stocks hoarded by racketeers who sell...
Valuable items and paintings of antique value have been stolen by gangs of thieves who had entered the President’s House,...
President of the Government Ayurvedic Doctors’ Association of the North Western Province, Senior Ayurvedic Dr. H.A. Jayasena...
A General Election would cost Rs. 10,000 million
Election Commission Chairman Nimal G. Punchihewa said if the Government goes for a snap General Election by dissolving Parliament...
The Government will set up 2.2 million home gardens countrywide early next month under the program “For a green Country”. It will...
Almost 100 people in Sri Lanka die annually due to electrocution while attempting to obtain CEB electricity on the sly, Manager...