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TamilNet
August 8, 2017
They were initially uprooted from Kurunegala district in the North Western Province after SL State-sponsored anti-Tami pogroms in 1977 beforeÃÂ ...
TamilNet
August 1, 2017
... a Sinhalese who hails from North Western Province as the colonial governor to Eastern Province, replacing Austin Fernando (UNP), who wasÃÂ ...
Daily Mirror
July 30, 2017
The North-Western Province and the Eastern Province followed with a total 281, 013 people belonging to 82, 513 families and 211, 736 peopleÃÂ ...
Daily Mirror
July 18, 2017
... garbage collected in Colombo, but for those collected from the North Western Province. ... Why hasn't Sri Lanka adopted such a mechanism?
Daily Mirror
July 11, 2017
... patterns at their seminars in the north - western province and the catholic belt - that voted heavily for MR in 2010 .... Weep for Sri Lanka again.
Sunday Observer
July 1, 2017
... Muttur, Kattuwana Fort (1646), Kalpitiya Fort (1667) North Western Province ... Sri Lanka over the past five decades has built a vibrant tourismÃÂ ...
Colombo Page
February 12, 2017
Feb 12, Colombo: A mega irrigation project to provide water to Sri Lanka's North Western (Wayamba) Province will commence tomorrow underÃÂ ...
Colombo Page
December 31, 1999
... though Sri Lanka is an agricultural country, during the past period ... in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and North-Western Province will beÃÂ ...
Daily Mirror
February 22, 2017
"However, she has taken all her files out of the department premises after office hours using a Police Vehicle (KX-2342) belonging to a senior police officer in the North Western Province. All the activities had been recorded on the Department CCTV ...
Colombo Page
February 21, 2017
Home, Serving the Sri Lankan community globally since 2000 ... Feb 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) under the Ministry of Fisheries has initiated a study to determine whether the hot water ...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
February 18, 2017
He served as the chairman of the Agrarian Board of Review of the Central Province and also for the North-Western Province and as an examiner for the Final Examinations of Attorneys-at-Law.
Colombo Page
February 12, 2017
Feb 12, Colombo: A mega irrigation project to provide water to Sri Lanka's North Western (Wayamba) Province will commence tomorrow under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
Newsfirst
January 31, 2017
Thereby, the Upcountry Development Authority and the Southern Development Authority were dissolved. However, when this government was established a new Development Ministry for the North Western Province was created. A separate Ministry was alsoÃÂ ...
Sunday Leader
January 28, 2017
Also with Sri Lanka's critical energy situation, emergency power purchases are also being made whenever it's necessary to assure the continuous electricity supply to the nation.
Sunday Observer
January 28, 2017
One is the European Parliament, which is currently debating whether to ratify the recommendation to reinstate the GSP+ trade incentives for Sri Lanka. The other body is the United Nations Human Rights Council which is pushing the Sri Lankan government ...
Colombo Page
January 17, 2017
Speaking on Sri Lanka's plans for economic development, the Premier said "We are to complete negotiations by mid this year for market entry, firstly, to single market.
Newsfirst
January 11, 2017
They charge that promises were issued to establish grade one classes in this school, and that a sudden decision was taken by the Education Ministry of the North Western province to dismiss this promise. While the students were being enrolled for grade ...
Lanka Business Online
January 6, 2017
Jan 06, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lankan government has already identified lands for the industry needs in the country for the coming 10 to 15 years, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Lankaweb
December 10, 2016
'Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin' (CKDu) came to the attention of the medical profession of Sri Lanka in 1991 when the first cases with terminal renal failure started coming in.
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
December 7, 2016
Accordingly, the proposal made by H.E. the President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, to assign the tasks of providing security in land to Civil Security Department and in sea to Sri Lanka Navy and to proceed with ...
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
November 12, 2016
Appointment of 101 new dental surgeons to the state health sector was held at the Auditorium of the National Blood Transfusion Service presided by the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri ...
Eurasia Review
October 5, 2016
According to the Disaster Management Center sources, 69,678 people in Eastern Province, 8,600 people in Northern Province, 8,422 people in North Western Province, over 10, 000 people in Sabaragamuwa Province, and 110, 350 people from 23,000ÃÂ ...
Xinhua
October 4, 2016
COLOMBO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 208,000 people from 51,561 families in several districts have been affected by the prevailing drought, a statement from Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka said on Tuesday. ... 69,678 people in Eastern ...
ReliefWeb
October 4, 2016
According to the Disaster Management Center sources, 69,678 people in Eastern Province, 8,600 people in Northern Province, 8,422 people in North Western Province, over 10, 000 people in Sabaragamuwa Province, and 110, 350 people from 23,000ÃÂ ...
Colombo Page
September 5, 2016
Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education under the directions of the subject Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has taken immediate measures to settle the long awaited salary arrears and increments of the teachers.
Colombo Page
August 31, 2016
Aug 31, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says he has given instructions to the Defense Secretary and the Army to speedily rebuild the War Hero Monument near the Kurunegala town, which was removed temporarily due to Kurunegala-ÃÂ ...
Lankaweb
August 27, 2016
Finality tomorrow's talks will see Sri Lanka's request going before the Board of Directors of the IMF in Washington D.C.
Sunday Leader
August 20, 2016
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of drowning in the world with more than three deaths a day, due mainly to carelessness and ignorance of basic safety rules, says the Life Saving Association.
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
August 17, 2016
The proposal made by H.E. the President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment, to implement the above project during 2016-2020 with funds provided by the Government of Sri Lanka amounted to US ...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
August 16, 2016
Curtain came down ofn the North Western Province (NWP) Carrom Championship last weekend at the Auditorium of Janadhipathi Shilpa Shalika, Kuliyapitiya, with Y.M.
Ceylon Daily News
August 10, 2016
Instead, it has only succeeded in opening a can of worms in the party from which it derives most of its members, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). It is not that the protest march from Kandy to Colombo was a total failure. It did gain some political ...
Colombo Page
August 8, 2016
Aug 08, Colombo: As in previous years, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sri Lanka's Western Province continues to be the highest contributor to the national GDP, although its share declined to 41.2 percent in 2015 from 41.7 percent in 2014.
Newsfirst
July 26, 2016
... Matale District Gamini Meegaha-kumbura. The Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association organised a number of hockey players from schools in the area to accompany the torch, along with former javelin champion Prasanna Aluwihare.
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
July 11, 2016
The President presented awards to the officers in the Sri Lanka Police, Excise Department, Civil Security Department , Puttalam Health Education Office , felicitating their contribution towards the prevention of drug menace in the Puttalam district ...
Colombo Page
July 11, 2016
The President presented awards to the officers in the Sri Lanka Police, Excise Department, Civil Security Department, Puttalam Health Education Office, felicitating their contribution towards the prevention of drug menace in the Puttalam district ...
Ceylon Daily News
July 6, 2016
Swarnalatha Ukwatta in her research paper "Economic and social impacts of the migration of Sri Lankan transnational domestic workers on families and children left behind", estimated that close to 22 percent of total households in Sri Lanka were ...
DAWN.com
July 2, 2016
When we left we became refugees in Puttalam," he says, referring to the region in the North Western province where hundreds of Muslims set up temporary shelters.
Lankaweb
June 21, 2016
The 'North Western Province' was created in 1845. It contains today the Kurunegala and Puttalam districts. The 'North Central Province' was created in 1873.
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
May 9, 2016
Southern Province will meet North Western Province in the final of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Super Under-19 Provincial Cricket Tournament final which will be played from Wednesday (11) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Ceylon Daily News
May 8, 2016
The latest detection was from the North Western Province last week, with five Indian nationals being arrested with 100 kgs of Kerala Cannabis.
Sri Lanka Guardian
May 8, 2016
Article 11 of the Sri Lankan Constitution states no person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Sunday Leader
May 7, 2016
Although speculation was rife that the Cultural Affairs and Education Ministries were at loggerheads following the removal of the Sri Lanka Arts Council from the purview of the Cultural Affairs Ministry and brought under the Ministry of Education, both ...
Business Standard
May 6, 2016
The Navy said all the six persons along with the cannabis would be handed over to the Kalpitiya Police in the country's North Western province for further investigations. Sri Lankan Navy said this year, a total of approximately 420 kg of 'Kerala ...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
April 23, 2016
This is at the performance enhancement competition of the Local Authorities and was conducted by the Local Government Department of the North Western Province among the 34 local authorities including the Municipality of Kurunegala. ... Perhaps next to ...
TamilNet
April 13, 2016
More than 40 Tamil Village (GS) officers in Vanni staged a protest on Monday in front of the District Secretariat of Mullaiththeevu condemning the occupying Sinhala military for assaulting the GS officer of Kokkuth-thoduvaay Mr Jeevaratnam Jesuratnam ...
Colombo Page
April 5, 2016
Apr 05, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Government is engaged in the national task of eradicating the drug menace in the country under the President Maithripala Sirisena's anti-drug program, which is being held across the country to raise awareness among ...
Lankaweb
April 5, 2016
They aim to have their own Kristu Rajaya in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka and this effort is part of that project.
World Socialist Web Site
April 1, 2016
Up to 18,000 employees of the government-owned IDBI Bank (Industrial Development Bank of India) began a four-day national strike on Monday to oppose further privatisation of the bank.
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
March 28, 2016
The once aborted Sri Lanka Premier League T-20 tournament will be revived and will take top billing in the local cricket calendar when Sri Lanka Cricket reorganises its tournament structure from the 2016/17 seasons. An SLC insider said, "Yes, we are ...
Sunday Leader
March 26, 2016
She has also worked as a member for the North Western Province committee of Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission and as the coordinator of CA TAW, the coalition for assisting Tsunami affected women where she has gained alot of experience as aÃÂ ...
