President declare opens Thalawatugoda Hemas Hospital
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 01:39
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The Thalawatugoda Hospital belonging to the Hemas Group of Companies was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday (18) morning. The President also made an inspection tour of the hospital accompanied by Chairman of Hemas Hospitals Pvt Ltd Murtaza Esufally.
Multiple vehicle accident kills two, injures 7
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:40
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An accident involving multiple vehicles killing two persons and injuring 7 had taken place this morning on the Dambulla-Kurunegala main road in the Melsiripura area. The three vehicles involved in the accident are a van, a lorry and a three-wheeler and the deceased are passengers of the van.
Rains claim 73 lives in North India, over 73,000 strandedInline
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 15:34
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Rain fury on Tuesday claimed 11 more lives in the north, taking the toll to 73, even as 71,440 pilgrims bound for the Himalayan shrines remained stranded in monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand apart from 1,700 people stuck in Himachal Pradesh.
Mega metro monorail project for Colombo
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:44
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Sri Lanka is to introduce a mega Metro Monorail Project to address the ever increasing traffic congestion in the Pettah and Colombo Fort area. Plans are being drawn up to introduce this mega project that will give a new face lift to the Colombo city.
'Crow Island' to be modernized
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:37
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Steps will be taken to convert 'Crow Island' in Mattakkulya into a popular public venue such as the Diyatha Uyana and the Wetland Park in Nugegoda under the Metro Colombo Development Project.
People’s Bank Receives ISO Certification
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:58
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People’s Bank has been awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 accreditation from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) in recognition of the quality of its Trade Service products which enables its customers with a secured and efficient import and export services.
No Cadmium in locally produced rice - Agriculture Minister
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:54
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The Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that locally produced rice does not contain abnormal level of cadmium and this has been affirmed through analysis conducted at home and abroad.
