A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand today. According to reports in the country, tsunami warnings were also issued due to its strength. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).
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In a circular issued to the Inspector General of Police, it is stated that if the owner of the vehicle objects to the acquisition of vehicles by leasing companies and finance companies, the companies should file a case in a district court and take legal steps to acquire the vehicle. The circular also states that the police should take appropriate action if an offense such as carjacking, theft, etc. occurs. It also states that it has been reported that certain police stations reject the complaints submitted by the owners of leased or financial companies regarding the acquisition of vehicles or…
The Criminal Investigation Department has Yesterday(07) interrogated Ms. Sangeetha Weeraratne, a veteran and popular actress, for about 05 hours in connection with the investigations regarding the large-scale financial frauds committed by Thilini Priyamali. Information from the Criminal Investigation Department revealed that Thilini was interrogated with special attention regarding her relationship with Priyamali as well as the transactions made with her. Last week, the Criminal Investigation Department interrogated and recorded a statement from Ms. Semini Iddamalgoda, who was an expert and popular actress, for having close relations with Thilini Priyamali. According to information from the Criminal Investigation Department, several other veteran…
Vavuniya, 42 students of Bogaswewa college were attacked by wasps and admitted to Vavuniya hospital this morning. Several students are in critical condition, hospital information said. The students were attacked by stirring a wasp nest in a tree in the school grounds.
Single-use plastics are disposable plastics that are used only once before being recycled or thrown away. Single-use plastic include plastic bags, plastic food packaging, plastic water bottles, plastic straws, microbeads, plastic containers, plastic cups, and cutlery. These types of plastic should be used only once; They should not be reused and, if reused, it increases the risk of chemical release and bacterial growth; Single-use plastics are mainly made from polyethylene terephthalate, which can release carcinogens when heated. Global Lifestyle Lanka is taking up the challenge to make the shift towards reducing single use plastic starting with all 30 plus employees and extending these values to their business associates around the…
Under the chairmanship of Mr. Anuradha Tennakonne, Honorary President of the “National Agrarians Unity “ ,who always helps the farmer’s problems in the country, yesterday (02) “Farmer’s House” was started at Nirmala Mawatha in Pitakotte with the blessings of all the intellectuals of the country who are not loyal to any party.Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara, Dr. Wasantha Bandara, Co-Convenor of the Center for Public Duties Mr. Wasantha Alwis, Professor Chandima Wijegunawardena, Advocate Upali Ratnayake, Specialist Dr. Harris Pathirage, Ms. Shamila Gonawala, Dr. Hiran Karasinghe and Dr. Anuja Jayasinghe for encouraging this task.
The first house has been sold today under the government program of selling houses belonging to the Urban Development Authority for dollars. Accordingly, a Sri Lankan working in Dubai has bought this house from the Viathpura housing complex of the Urban Development Authority this morning (27). The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing says that he sent $40,000 for that. Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga, the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, recently took steps to facilitate the purchase of middle-income houses built by the Urban Development Authority for Sri Lankans abroad and workers with dollars. It was also decided to give…
The Chief Organizer of the Governor’s Party, Minister of Urban Development and Housing Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga says that the new state ministers are not working under any privilege. “Currently, only 20 ministers have been appointed. It is difficult to run institutions with that size. For example, I have 35 companies and it is difficult for me to do it alone. But when the state ministers are appointed, they can be assigned to look at those institutions. Then the status of those institutions can be improved. That is why new state ministers were appointed today. All of them work on MP’s…
The British royal family announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died a short time ago at the palace in Scotland. The Queen was 96 years old when she died and had held the British Crown for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952. Buckingham Palace issued a statement regarding the death of the Queen and stated that the Queen had her last breath peacefully at Balmoral Palace. It is remarkable that all her children were by her side when the queen passes away. Accordingly, in the future, the British crown will belong to Prince Charles.
The lotus blossomed technology company Mr. Yasiru Jayasinghe, the founder, Chairman and managing director of the company, states that “VEGEN Holdings (Pvt) Ltd ” which is a leading information and communication technology company in Sri Lanka has decided to change their official brand logo. At today’s board meeting, the new official brand logo was unveiled as per the preference of all the directors of the board.