First Nursing Faculty is in the offing

First Nursing Faculty is in the offing

🕔19:27, 31.Jul 2018

Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says country’s first nursing faculty will be launched under the umbrella of the University of Colombo. The Minister stated that efficiency of the public health service has attracted a complete

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Holding A/L tuition classes banned from midnight today to the 1st of September

Holding A/L tuition classes banned from midnight today to the 1st of September

🕔19:25, 31.Jul 2018

The Department of Examination announces that holding tuition classes for the GCE A/L examination from midnight today is suspended. Commissioner General of Examinations, Sanath Pujitha said that the ban will be in effect from midnight today to the 1st of

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Paddy purchasing will commence on the 4th of August

Paddy purchasing will commence on the 4th of August

🕔19:25, 31.Jul 2018

Paddy purchasing for the forthcoming Yala season will commence at the Kohombana area in Ampara on the 4th of next month under the patronage of Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera. The Department of Agriculture announces that more than 450,000 acres of paddy

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Mars will be closest to Earth today

Mars will be closest to Earth today

🕔19:22, 31.Jul 2018

Today, the red planet is making its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The two planets will be just 35.8 million miles apart today. Mars is already brighter than usual and will shine even more and appear bigger. Astronomers

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An open arrest warrant issued against Jaliya Wickramasuriya, again

An open arrest warrant issued against Jaliya Wickramasuriya, again

🕔19:20, 31.Jul 2018

The Fort magistrate court today reissued an arrest warrant against former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Jaliya Wickramasuriya. The magistrate also issued another arrest warrant for his wife and a cousin who placed sureties for him. Jaliya

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26 people injured in accident in Matale

26 people injured in accident in Matale

🕔19:20, 31.Jul 2018

26 people sustained injuries following an accident took place at the Madawala area of Matale. The accident resulted as an SLTB and privately owned bus collided head-on on the A-9 road. The private bus was running from Thalawakelle to Dambulla

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All are set to launch ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’

All are set to launch ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’

🕔19:14, 31.Jul 2018

Another 180 development projects which have been completed under the ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’ District Development Programme will be vested with the public in Polonnaruwa on the 1st , 2nd and 3rd of August with the participation of the President, the Prime

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Restrictions to public service cadre

Restrictions to public service cadre

🕔19:09, 31.Jul 2018

The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular refraining recruitments and paying salaries to the excessive cadre in the government and semi-government institutes without an approval of the Treasury. According to the circular, Secretaries to the relevant Ministries, Heads of

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Giant panda celebrates sixth birthday at San Diego Zoo

Giant panda celebrates sixth birthday at San Diego Zoo

🕔13:30, 31.Jul 2018

Giant panda Xiao Liwu celebrated his sixth birthday at San Diego Zoo. The zoo held a conservation-themed birthday party for the panda, who is also known as “Mr. Wu”, with presents dangling from tree branches and six bamboo-bread birthday cupcakes.

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Robot hand learns real world moves in virtual training

Robot hand learns real world moves in virtual training

🕔13:05, 31.Jul 2018

Researchers backed by Tesla Inc founder Elon Musk and Silicon Valley financier Sam Altman have found a novel way to use software to teach a human-like robotic hand new tasks, a discovery that could eventually make it more economical to

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