4 fatalities reported in Vavuniya train collision
The incident had taken place at around 10.30 am this morning (September 16). 4 fatalities and two injuries were reported when a train plying...
No more Animal Sacrifices in the country
Although animal sacrifice which is considered an ancient religious practice, it is still carried out publicly in certain Hindu temples, it has been observed...
Housing Loan Scheme for Middle-Income people
It has been proposed to expand the Middle‑Income Housing Loan Scheme enabling the middle income earners of both the public and private sectors who...
Punyagrama Programme Implements towards a Righteous Society
The Sustainable Punyagrama Programme with temple as a centre point is being conducted by the Ministry of Buddhasasana, with the objective of implementing the...
Island wide “Information Week” Awareness Programme on the Right to Information
Sri Lanka, being one of the countries which have ensured the right to information of the public, possesses the third best Right to Information...
Construction of 1,200 houses in the Semata Sevana Gramashakthi Model Village...
The Government of India has extended a financial assistance of Rs 600 million for the construction of 600 housing units in 25 villages of...
Buddha Jayanthi Publications are to be re-print
The translation activities of the Pali Thripitikaya into Sinhala language commenced to commemorate the 2500 Buddha Jayanthi and by the year 1989 the publication...
Ideas of intellectuals obtained to enrich and nurish the draft of...
Under the programme carried out by President Maithripala Sirisena to provide the necessary leadership to achieve sustainable development objectives in 2030, the National Sustainability...
Model village with 23 houses opens
The 98th Model Village ‘Abhayarajagama’, constructed under Semata Sevana Yali Pibidena Uda Gammana programme, was vested with the public by Housing and Construction Minister...
Earth tremor of magnitude 3.5 felt in Trincomalee Bay
A minor earth tremor has been felt near Trincomalee bay early this morning (15), stated Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.
The tremor had occurred at...
