Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Illicit gem mining by outsiders continues relentlessly in the Sri Lanka Gem Corporation owned lands of Welgahawadiya in Minipe sector. Unscrupulous elements are taking advantage of the Gem Corporation's failure to auction the land nearly 1.5 acres in extent despite an announcement made by the Corporation some time ago. A …
Sri Lanka has successfully managed Novel Avian Infuenza (A)H1N1 when comparing with the other countries and carried out diagnosis free. The Government spends over Rs.15,000 to conduct medical tests on a person, a Heathcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. He said the tool kit required to carry out the medical …
Sri Lanka has increased its carbon-dioxide emission levels by 230 percent which is the highest increase in the world in 2007. It is mainly due to the increase in the usage of reconditioned vehicles and coal power energy usage, Director, Sustainable Energy Authority, Asoka Abeygunawardana said.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Netherland Government have provided Rs. 2480 million to rehabilitate tsunami affected costal areas of the Southern Province. Under this project 176 roads in Galle, 125 roads in Matara and 178 roads in Hanbantota districts have been completed, the Nation Building Ministry said. Nation …
Sri Lanka and India will sign a bilateral trade and construction agreement on Sampur coal power plant next week, the Ministry of Power and Energy sources said. A Ministry Spokesman said the Indian delegation will arrive next week in Sri Lanka to sign this bilateral trade and construction agreement.
Large scale gem mining in the Weddahena area at an elevation of about 3500ft in the Knuckles range was prohibited under a decision of the Matale District Coordinating Committee. The residents of the area including the Lekakadhikari of the Laggala Sasanarakshaka Balamandala Ven. Kabarawa Samitha Thera had made representations to …
Large scale gem mining in the Weddahena area at an elevation of about 3500ft in the Knuckles range was prohibited under a decision of the Matale District Coordinating Committee. The residents of the area including the Lekakadhikari of the Laggala Sasanarakshaka Balamandala Ven. Kabarawa Samitha Thera had made representations to …
B. Muralidhar Reddy COLOMBO: A six-member Indian agriculture expert team led by S.P. Tiwari, Deputy Director General of Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), is on a four-day visit to the island nation. Its mission is to help the renewal of agriculture in Northern Sri Lanka as part of the …
Sri Lanka is to sign a commercial agreement with India next week to build a 1000 MW coal power plant in Sampur, Trincomalee, a media release issued by the Ministry of Power and Energy said yesterday. The coal power plant is a joint project of India and Sri Lanka. This …
Sri Lanka is planning to sign a commercial and power-purchasing agreement with India's National Thermal Power Corporation to build a $500 million coal power plant in the East. The Power and Energy Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will sign the agreement next week to build the 1,000 MW, coal …
Vegetable farmers who cultivated cucumber for the Yala season this year were facing hardship for want of a remunerative market for their produce. They said there was an increasing demand for cucumber during the Maha harvest last year that they expected a better income this year. However, the wholesales price …
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) will complete the relocation of 320 families out of the 1,000 families identified to be relocated to facilitate the Beira Lake restoration project by October this year providing them houses in Dematagoda, Beira Lake Restoration Project Manager Renuka Wickramasinghe told the Daily News. The Beira …
The Government has spent Rs. 66,832 million for the development of rural villages, Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardene told Parliament yesterday. The Minister said President Mahinda Rajapaksa presenting his manifesto 'Mahinda Chinthanaya' has clearly stated that infrastructure facilities should be prioritised for the development of rural …
Government said yesterday said that an additional 500 mega watts will be added to the national grid within the next two years. Non conventional power generating sources will be utilized for this purpose. This will be done utilizing wind power Dendron and Bio gas projects. The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy …
A public awareness programme on the proposed garbage management project in Dompe was held at the Central Environmental Authority under the chairmanship of Minister Patalee Champika Ranawaka. Several parliamentarians and the Maha Sangha of the area attended the programme. The garbage recycling project funded by the Korean government will be …
For elimination of poliovirus in the metropolis, it would be ensured that 100 percent children are administered polio vaccine. This was decided at a meeting of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK). A statement on Tuesday said that the District Coordination Officer Javed Hanif Khan presided over the meeting. Representative …
Hemas Power, a subsidiary of Hemas Holdings PLC, announced an Initial Public Offering for 31.3 million ordinary shares which will be listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange hoping to raise between Rs. 532 million and Rs. 626 million to fund projects in non-conventional renewable energy generation. The IPO is expected …
The dengue epidemic which hit Sri Lanka last January is now under control and the death rate is zero. The number of dengue cases reported during the 36th week is only 49, the latest statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry says. According to the statistics …
Residents living in Maussakelle, Kitulgala, Yatiyantota and Avisawella were yesterday warned of a possibility of a flood after the three sluice gates of the Maussakelle reservoir were opened to release excess water. Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director Keerthi Ekanayake said a decision was taken to open the sluice gates by …
