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|  Inter-province public transport to resume on 1st August: |  | July 24, Colombo: State Minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama says it is planned to start public transport services between the provinces from the 1st of August. However, He said that inter-province public transport will resume with certain limitations. |
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| SLLDC to scale up organic fertilizer production capacity of Kerawalapitiya waste management park : |  | July 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation has given a positive start to the Government’s policy decision on the use of organic fertilizer and has initiated a program to increase the amount of bio-organic compost produced at the Kerawalapitiya solid waste management park from 15 metric tons (MT) per day to 50 MT per day, according to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. |
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| Two more areas released from isolation: |  | July 23, Colombo: General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Head of the National Operations Center for Prevention of Covid 19 outbreak announced that two areas in Matale district will be released from isolation with effect from 6.00 AM today, July 23, 2021. |
| | Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother-in-law arrested for rape: |  | July 23, Colombo: A brother of parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen’s wife has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 22 - year - old girl who was working as a servant at the official residence of former minister, police spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said. |
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| Sri Lanka’s national inflation remains unchanged at 6.1percent in June 2021: |  | July 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s nationwide inflation in June 2021 determined under the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) remained unchanged at 6.1 percent from the month of May on a year-on-year basis due to the statistical effect of the high base prevailed in June 2020, the Department of Census and Statistics reported Wednesday (July 21). |
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| Dehiwala Zoo and Ridiyagama Safari Zoo reopen from 26th July: |  | July 22, Colombo: The National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwela and the Ridiyagama Safari Park, which were closed to the public since last May due to the Covid epidemic, are scheduled to reopen to the public, Ishini Wickremesinghe the Director General of the Department of National Zoological Gardens announced. |
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| HNB ranked among Top 1,000 World Banks 2021 once again: |  | July 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s largest retail bank, HNB PLC, achieved another important milestone in its transformation journey, after once again securing its ranking in the prestigious UK based- The Banker Magazine’s Top 1,000 World Banks for the fifth year in a row. |
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| Finance Minister instructs officials not to burden the public: |  | July 21, Colombo: Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Finance said it is the responsibility of the people’s representatives and officials to act in a manner that does not cause inconvenience to the people at a time when the country is in a difficult situation due to the epidemic. |
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| Hirunika files petition against Presidential pardon for Duminda Silva: |  | July 21, Colombo: Former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra, the daughter of the late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court against the Presidential pardon for Duminda Silva, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her father. |
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| Road accident deaths on the rise: |  | July 21, Colombo: Seven people have been killed in road accidents in the past 24 hours, and most of them have died in motorcycle accidents, the police said. |
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| CID seizes phone belonging to an employee of Rishad Bathiudeen’s house : |  | July 21, Colombo: In addition to the Borella Police, the Colombo South Crime Investigation Division and the Colombo South Children and Women’s Bureau have also commenced investigations into the burning death of a 16-year-old girl who was employed as a maid in the house of MP Rishad Bathiudeen. |
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| HNB ‘Oba Venuwen Api’ initiative donates ultrasound scanner to IDH: |  | July 21, Colombo: In an effort to enhance facilities for COVID-19 patients at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC donated a state-of-the-art ultrasound scanning machine through its Oba Venuwen Api initiative to support the healthcare sector. |
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| Assistance of experts and researchers sought for special parliamentary committees : |  | July 20, Colombo: The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that the attention of the Parliamentary Liaison Committee was drawn to seek the assistance of experts and researchers for special committees such as the Committee on Public Finance, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). |
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| Vans distributed to 09 districts for Covid control activities: |  | July 20, Colombo: With the objective to properly maintain Covid-19 control activities and to improve health systems, nine NISSAN URVAN vans were distributed among the provinces today (20) under the patronage of the Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi at the premises of the Ministry of Health. |
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| JAT Holdings Limited Public Share Issue oversubscribed on the opening day: |  | July 20, Colombo: JAT Holdings Limited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 82,904,846 Ordinary Voting Shares by way of a combination of an offer for subscription and an offer for sale at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) which opened today (20th July 2021) was oversubscribed on the initial day itself, CSE said. |
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| Two more areas in two districts released from isolation: | | July 20, Colombo: General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Head of the National Operations Center for Prevention of Covid 19 outbreak announced that Isolated status will be lifted in two areas Kandy and Kalutara districts with effect from 6.00 AM today, July 20, 2021. |
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