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Mpango urges leaders to spearhead agri reforms

DODOMA, Aug. 2 -- VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Philip Mpango has called on leaders to play a proactive role in advancing the National Development Vision 2050 and agricultural sector strategies aimed at increasin... Read More


SEVERE LIGHTNING WARNING ISSUED FOR SEVERAL PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning for severe lightning in several parts of the country. The warning is in effect for the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, and Uv... Read More


SLBFE FILES CASES AGAINST FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT FRAUDSTERS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has filed 567 court cases against individuals and unlicensed agencies involved in foreign employment fraud during the past seven months.... Read More


DODANGODA PRADESHIYA SABHA CHAIRMAN'S CAB INVOLVED IN INCIDENT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- The cab driven by Dodangoda Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Nilusha Kavirathna was involved in an incident this morning (2) in the Ihala Karannagoda area. The Warakagoda Police reporte... Read More


WELLAWAYA PRADESHIYA SABHA SEALS SHOPS OVER UNPAID DUES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Officials from the Wellawaya Pradeshiya Sabha have sealed 14 shops in the main bus stand and supermarket complex for failing to pay their outstanding dues. According to the offic... Read More


ENERGY MINISTER AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- A meeting has taken place between the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick, and the Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody. The meeting was held at the Ministry of... Read More


Two Terrorists Killed in Ongoing Kulgam Encounter

Kulgam, Aug. 2 -- Another terrorist has been killed in the ongoing encounter in the dense Akhal forest area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district, taking the toll to two, officials said on Saturday. The... Read More


Crime Branch Arrests Anantnag Man for Crores-Worth Apple Plant Fraud

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- The Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) on Saturday carried out multiple searches in Anantnag district and arrested one Shahid Rehman Bhat, a resident of Shangus, Nowgam,... Read More


J&K Should Be Compensated for Power We Generate for Nation: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir should be financially compensated for the electricity it supplies to the rest of the ... Read More


India's Knowledge Legacy Must Be Revived and Mainstreamed: LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that India must take pride in its historical legacy and simultaneously work towards shaping a developed future. Speaking at the Chi... Read More