All students to return to school from tomorrow

All students of government and government-approved schools will be allowed to attend in-person lessons from tomorrow (March 14) as per usual.

A circular in this regard was issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Education Prof. Kapila Prera earlier this week, giving necessary instructions to the authorities.

Previously, the in-person lessons in...

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Discussion between Transport Minister and bus owners today

Private bus owners’ associations are holding a discussion with Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama and the ministerial officials today (March 13) with regard to the issues faced by them in the face of the hefty increase in fuel prices.

The meeting commenced at 11.00 a.m. today at the Transport Ministry.

Lanka IOC and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation...

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India keenly looking forward to Minister Basil s visit next week

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa will visit India next week, the Indian High Commission in Colombo confirmed.

Taking to its official Twitter account, the High Commission stated that India keenly looks forward to welcoming the Sri Lankan Finance Minister next week.

His visit will consolidate ongoing efforts to further strengthen the economic...

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Pakistani court indicts 89 accused in Sialkot lynching case

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday indicted 89 individuals accused of lynching 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations last year.

Kumara was lynched by a mob comprising hundreds of protesters, including the employees of the factory he was the manager of, on December 3....

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President Zelensky says 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that some 1,300 Ukrainian forces have been killed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

At a press conference, Volodymyr Zelensky said that rather than trading ultimatums, negotiating teams from Kyiv and Moscow had begun discussing concrete themes.

He urged Western countries to become more active...

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More than 100 judicial officers receive transfers

The Judicial Service Commission has decided to transfer a total of 118 judicial officers, including judges and magistrates.

According to reports, these judicial officers are being reposted under the annual transfer process.

They are allowed to submit appeals pertaining to the transfers they were given before the 18th of March as the transfers are...

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