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Wind energy vs. hydropower
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 10:52Wind energy projects cause minimum harm to environment from among small scale power plants, says environmentalist Ravindra Kariyawasam.
India to help setup training school for Dalada Maligawa
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 10:11India and Sri Lanka yesterday (21) signed an MoU to establish a training school for Sri Dalada Maligawa at Pallekele, Kandy.
‘Post-war healing efforts have deepened in Sri Lanka’
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 10:08In his final address as the secretary general, Un chief Ban ki Moon has touched upon a plethora of global issues including the crisis in Syria, the Palestinian issue, the situation in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, the refugee and migrant movements, NDTV reports.
AG told to probe Rs. 5.3 b loss in rice scam
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 09:10The COPE yesterday (20) instructed the auditor general to investigate a Rs. 5.3 billion loss to the state due to a rice importation by Lak Sathosa in 2014 and submit a detailed report.
Man, aged 62, gang-rapes daughter with friends!
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 08:47A 62-year-old man, together with two of his friends, has been remanded over the gang-rape of his daughter, aged 13 years, at his home.
FCID to probe Muthu Sivalingam
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:44Muthu Sivalingam MP the namesake leader of The Ceylon workers congress and his directors are to be investigated by FCID after the COPE has studied and finalized the report.
Basil’s party to field ex-soldiers at LG polls?
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:36The anti-government national front to be formed by the joint opposition has decided to field popular retired military officers at the upcoming local government polls.
22 births with unusually small heads
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 14:28Health authorities are looking into several births with the condition called microcephaly in which the infant’s head is unusually small.