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Two power stations break-down! The 270 MW Kerawalapitiya West Coast Power Plant and the 130 MW Sojit Power Plant have been shut down due to technical faults, CEB sources said. Meanwhile, a senior CEB official told the media that work…

FATALITIES ON COVID-19 AS CONFIRMED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES AS ON 10th A STARTLING FIGURE OF 31 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

20 doctors, 60 staffers contract COVID-19 at Badulla Hospital It has been reported that 20 doctors and 60 staff members of the Badulla General Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, a top hospital official said. According to the official, six…

Court issues enjoining order suspending on-going nurses strike A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing. The Attorney General filed an action against the Government…

Siddhartha Gautam movie star enters monkhood Indian movie superstar Gagan Malik entered the monkhood at a temple in Bangkok on Thursday. Malik was ordained at Wat Thatthong and will spend the next 15 days as a monk.

Asha De Vos appointed as NARA director Marine biologist, educator and TED Senior Fellow Dr. Asha De Vos has been appointed as a Director of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). New Board Members of the NARA…

FATALITIES ON COVID-19 AS CONFIRMED AND REPORTED BY DGHS AS ON 08TH HAS INCREASED TO A STAGGERING FIGURE 36 HIGHEST IN THE RECENT PAST

Borella bomb : Church worker released The church worker, who was under detention orders in connection with the incident in which a hand grenade was found inside All Saints’ Church in Borella, has been released. The individual was produced before…

HEALTH WOKERS STRUCK WORK FOR NUMEROUS DEMANDS The activities of the Health Services Union today staged a protest march to the health ministry from the Viharamahadevi Park over several demands, including to solve their salary anomalies.