Drastic rise in health, education budget
Defence expenditure up by only 19.3%, but health
up by 29.3% - MP Basil Rajapaksa:
UPFA National List MP Basil Rajapaksa yesterday
dismissed allegations that the Government has only increased the
defence expenditure since the allocations for post development,
transport, health and education sectors too have been increased.
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Total ban on loudspeaker use from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
THE Supreme Court yesterday made several
directions with regard to the sound amplification including a total
ban on using amplifiers between 10 in the night until six in the
morning and ordered the immediate cancellation of all the permits
issued by the Police to use loudspeakers.
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Joint Operations Headquarters in Hambantota
A Joint Operations Headquarters will be
established in Hambantota district from today to enhance security in
the Hambantota district in the aftermath of the killings in
Tissamaharama, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake told
Parliament yesterday.
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Scotland wins 2014 Commonwealth Games battle
Scotland’s city of Glasgow yesterday
convincingly clinched the 2014 Commonwealth Games shattering the
hopes of Nigeria, which wanted to be the first African nation to
host the event.
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