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Agrarian Dept to limit urea fertilizer issuance to paddy sector amid supply constraints

Sri Lanka, March 30 -- The Department of Agrarian Development has decided to restrict the issuance of urea fertilizer exclusively to paddy cultivation, citing limited national stocks due to the ongoin... Read More


Water supply to be limited if dry conditions persist, NWSDB warns

Sri Lanka, March 30 -- The Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB), Chandana Bandara, has stated that, due to the prevailing dry and drought conditions in Sri Lanka, water sup... Read More


Minister Handunnetti pledges legal measures over low-priced imported goods

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, stated that legislation will soon be formulated to take action against those selling imported goods at ... Read More


7-year-old boy killed in road accident in Thanamalwila

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- A fatal road accident has been reported near Kuda Oya town along the Thanamalwila-Wellawaya road. The accident had occurred when a double-cab travelling from Wellawaya towards ... Read More


Sri Lanka's judiciary enters digital age with landmark paperless trial

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Sri Lanka's judiciary has taken a transformative step in its history by conducting a paperless court hearing based entirely on a digital system on March 26 at the Supreme Court ... Read More


33-year-old woman arrested for hoarding petrol and diesel in Kuda Oya

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- A 33-year-old woman has been arrested by the Kuda Oya Police for allegedly hoarding a stock of fuel at her residence. The suspect, a resident of the Samagipura area in Uva Kuda... Read More


Centralized electronic system for asset and liability declarations to launch on March 31

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has taken steps to open a centralized electronic system for asset and liability declarations to decla... Read More


Mojtaba Khamenei thanks Iraq for support during war

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, thanked the Iraqi paramilitary groups that have been targeting American bases in the Middle East since the war began a month ago, se... Read More


Notorious gang member Midigama Chuti to be brought back to Sri Lanka tomorrow

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Prabhath Madusanka, also known as 'Midigama Chuti,' a member of an organized criminal gang who was taken into custody in Oman, is scheduled to be brought back to the country tom... Read More


Israeli PM Netanyahu orders expansion of Israeli buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the expansion of Israel's security buffer zone in southern Lebanon with the aim of repelling Lebanese cross-border ... Read More