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Mar 20 2014 March 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 10:19 am

President agrees to meet CBK

March 20, 2014 - 10:19 am

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to meet with former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK), following a request made by Kumaratunga to discuss religious harmony in the country, a highly reliable source said. […]

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Mar 20 2014 March 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:15 am

Wilgamuwa PS Chairman, former Chairman arrested again with ganja

March 20, 2014 - 8:15 am

Chairman of the Wilgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Jayarathne Weerasekera, his driver and the former Chairman Ranjith Kumarasiri were arrested for allegedly transporting 2.8kilograms of Ganja in their vehicle last night, police said. […]

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Mar 20 2014 March 20, 2014 April 6, 2026 1 Comment 8:13 am

Fugitive drug kingpin caught in Kandy hotel

March 20, 2014 - 8:13 am

Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) yesterday arrested two drug lords––a Canadian of Sri Lankan origin and a Pakistani who, on March 5, attempted to smuggle into the country 36 kilos of heroin with a street value of Rs. 360 million in two unaccompanied boxes declared as hardware items. […]

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Mar 19 2014 March 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 4:16 pm

Tear gas and water cannons used to disperse protesting Uni students

March 19, 2014 - 4:16 pm

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the university students who were protesting while blocking the road at Colombo Fort. […]

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Mar 19 2014 March 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:59 am

Area of Malaysia plane search now size of Australia

March 19, 2014 - 9:59 am

KUALA LUMPUR – An international land and sea search for a missing Malaysian jetliner is covering an area the size of Australia, authorities said on Tuesday, but police and intelligence agencies have yet to establish a clear motive to explain its disappearance. […]

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Mar 19 2014 March 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:55 am

Suspect arrested in possession of forged Rs.5000 notes

March 19, 2014 - 9:55 am

A person was arrested at the Pettah private bus terminal in possession of ten forged Rs.5000 notes, police stated. […]

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Mar 19 2014 March 19, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:18 am

CEA clears Hanwella Rubber Products Factory

March 19, 2014 - 8:18 am

The Hanwella Rubber Products Ltd. Factory is not contaminating the water and polluting the environment, the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has determined. […]

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Mar 18 2014 March 18, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 2:56 pm

167 poll cards up in smoke

March 18, 2014 - 2:56 pm

A postman had been arrested in Walpita, Akuressa for allegedly losing 167 polling cards yesterday, the Police said. […]

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Mar 18 2014 March 18, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 8:11 am

Baby killed, nine injured in expressway accident

March 18, 2014 - 8:11 am

A three-year-old baby died and nine others were seriously injured in an accident between a van and a lorry at the 33.2 and 33.3 km mile post in Dodangoda on the Southern Expressway (E01) this morning, police said. […]

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Mar 17 2014 March 17, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 5:42 pm

Private bank near Dambulla Economic Centre robbed

March 17, 2014 - 5:42 pm

A private bank near the Dambulla Economic Centre has been robbed by an unknown group this afternoon (March 17). […]

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Mar 17 2014 March 17, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 9:29 am

Veteran actress Mercy Edirisinghe and Cinematographer M.A.Gafoor pass away

March 17, 2014 - 9:29 am

Veteran cinema and drama artiste Mercy Edirisinghe passed away at the age of 68 while at a private hospital in Gampaha this morning, members of her family confirmed to Media. […]

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Mar 17 2014 March 17, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 7:53 am

140 fishermen in Sri Lankan prisons to be repatriated on Monday

March 17, 2014 - 7:53 am

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will repatriate on Monday 140 of the 172 Tamil Nadu fishermen held in Sri Lankan prisons for about two months and released a couple of days ago, clearing the decks for the second round of talks between representatives of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen on March 24 in Colombo. […]

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Mar 16 2014 March 16, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 7:19 pm

Sangakkara to retire from T20Is after World Twenty20

March 16, 2014 - 7:19 pm

Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has announced that he will retire from Twenty20 Internationals after the conclusion of the ongoing ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh. […]

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Mar 16 2014 March 16, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 7:14 pm

Borella OIC succumbs to injuries

March 16, 2014 - 7:14 pm

Borella Police OIC Prasad Siriwardhana who was admitted to the Avissawella Hospital following a mishap during a stand off in Hanwella, succumbed to his injuries a while ago, the Police said. […]

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Mar 16 2014 March 16, 2014 April 6, 2026 No Comment 12:33 pm

OIC hospitalised: Hanwella calm

March 16, 2014 - 12:33 pm

FILE PHOTO The Borella Police OIC had been admitted to the Avissawella Hospital following a mishap during a stand off in in Hanwella, the Police said. […]

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Mar 16 2014 March 16, 2014 April 6, 2026 9 Comments 10:22 am

Southern Expressway from Galle to Matara vested in the people

March 16, 2014 - 10:22 am

The Second Phase of the Southern Expressway from Pinnaduwa in Galle to Godagama in Matara was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa followed by religious observances at the Pinnaduwa interchange. […]

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