The Government has decided to increase the Import Levy on potatoes with the prime purpose of protecting the local cultivator. The special trade levy of one rupee imposed on a kilogramme of imported potatoes has been increased up to 30 rupees with effect from midnight today. The local potato harvest is now reaching the market.
The Colombo High Court has fixed dates for the hearing of the lawsuit filed against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General of the Divi Neguma Development Department Kithsiri Ranawaka. Accordingly the case will be taken up for hearing on the 04th of June. The case was taken up before High Court Judge A.
The National Dengue Prevention Campaign says that less attention is being paid to the dengue disease as dry climatic conditions were prevailing in the island. It points out that special attention should be directed with respect to the prevention of dengue. A large number of dengue cases were reported in the past as less attention
People of all walks of life are descending on the Anuradhapura City to pay their final respects to the Anunayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya the Ven. Girambe Ananda Thera. The final rites are scheduled to take place tomorrow afternoon. The remains of the Ven. Girambe Ananda Thera are now lying at the
The cabinet has granted its approval to National Health Promotion Program titled “Ape Suwaya Rate Saviya. The Project will be implemented as a pilot project in Polonnaruwa, Kalutura,Monaragala, Badulla,Batticaloa and Kilinochchi districts from the month of February this year for addressing the issue of Non Communicable Diseases. The cabinet has also granted its approval to
Police states that it has been revealed that a bomb that had been carried by an Army solider had exploded at Kahagolla area in Diyathalawa. The Army emphasizes that the incident is not a terror act at any grounds. The incident took place at around 5.45 a.m. today. The bus was plying from Jaffna to
President Maithripla Sirisena has advised the officials to devise a programme to transfer the buildings that belong to the Ministry of Mahaweli Development, which are not in use to the health and education fields under a proper procedure immediately. The Progress Review Meeting to examine the progress of the projects and of future development plans