Applications called for re-scrutiny of 2024 O'L results

The Ministry of Education has announced that applications for the re-scrutiny of the results of the 2024 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination will be accepted from today (July 14) until July 28.

According to Commissioner General of Examinations A.K.S. Indika Kumari, a total of 237,026 students have qualified for the G.C.E. Advanced Level based on the...

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Every student will have access to jobs or higher education under new reforms ? PM

Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, emphasized that the selection of underprivileged schools for development should be made with the approval of the District Development Committee and not based on favoritism. 

She further stated that the new education reforms would ensure that...

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Nigeria s ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa s most populous nation, dies at 82

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday.

Buhari died Sunday in London, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

He first took power in Africa’s most populous nation in 1983, after a military coup, running an a...

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London Southend Airport to remain closed after fireball crash

Essex Police said they were alerted shortly before 4pm on Sunday to “reports of a collision involving one 12-metre plane” at the airport, calling it a “serious incident” although there has been no confirmation of the number of casualties.

Images posted on social media showed a plume of fire and black smoke coming up from the crash site, while...

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TN Chief Minister urges Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody

Tamil Nadu Chief minister M K Stalin has urged the Union government to take urgent diplomatic steps to secure the release of seven Rameswaram fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan navy in the early hours of Sunday. 

In a letter to Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Stalin expressed concern over the recurring arrests of Tamil Nadu...

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Four injured after buses collide in Nawinna

At least four persons have been injured and hospitalised following an accident involving two private buses that occurred in the Nawinna area of Maharagama at around 6.00 a.m. this morning (14).

According to the Maharagama Police, the accident occurred when a bus was pulling onto the main road from the Navinna bus stand and collided with another bus...

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