: Road accidents have claimed 69 lives in the week of 13th to 19th April 2021, Sri Lanka Police noted. Within a period of 07-days since 13th April, 69 people have been killed in road accidents; this means that on average 10 people are killed in a day as a result of road [4/20/2021] …
: A decision has been reached to limit the August School holidays this year to a period of only ONE week, Prof. G.L. Peiris, the Minister of Education announced at a media briefing on Monday (Apr. 19). According to the Education Minister, the decision to limit the August holidays to one week was [4/20/2021] …
The Ceylon Electricity Board Technological Engineers and Superintendents Union has warned of resorting to trade union action if authorities fail to institute legal action against those who assaulted a group of CEB employees in Kandy on Monday (19). Three CEB workers including two superintendents were injured in the assault, said the Ceylon Electricity [4/20/2021] …
: Sri Lanka Police Headquarters has issued a special circular to officers-in-charge of Police stations and all senior officers of territorial divisions, districts, and provinces to provide maximum security in respect of the special masses conducted at places of worship to commemorate the victims of the 2019 April 21st attacks. The officers-in-charge of [4/20/2021] …
: Certain individuals are attempting to misuse the emergency hotlines introduced for the convenience of the general public to provide vital information to the respective authorities, Sri Lanka Police have observed. Especially, the 119, 118, and 1997 emergency hotlines have been introduced for the general public to provide vital information to Sri Lanka [4/20/2021] …
: Parliamentary sessions will commence today (Apr. 20) and continue until Friday (Apr. 23). The decision to commence parliamentary sessions was taken at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs held on Monday (Apr. 19), under the patronage of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, with the participation of party leaders. In the meantime, [4/20/2021] …
India; The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday seized nearly 340 kg of heroin from a Sri Lankan shipping boat and arrested five people for drug trafficking in Kochi, people familiar with the matter said. Initial interrogation of the five men has led the NCB to believe that the Sri Lankan boat had picked up the [4/20/2021] …
: Measures will be taken to stop the transportation of sand in the daytime, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said. Under the 1st phase of the initiative, the restrictions on the transportation of sand during the daytime will be imposed within the city limits, Anura Walpola, the Chairman of the Geological Survey [4/20/2021] …
: The second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine will be administered starting from 1st of May 2021, the Epidemiology Unit at the Ministry of Health said. The second dose of the COVID-19 jab will be first administered to health officials, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, the Chief Epidemiologist told News 1st on Tuesday (Apr. [4/20/2021] …
: The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that TWO (02) COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Monday (Apr. 19), raising Sri Lankas COVID-19 death toll to 620. The details of the deceased are as follows: 01. A 58-year-old female from Mahawa. She was diagnosed as infected with the COVID-19 virus while [4/20/2021] …
