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 …
Barrack plain reservoir in Nuwara Eliya constructed by the British rulers in 1885 to provide irrigational facilities to the Uva Paranagama area is in ruins due to neglect and misuse. The Irrigation Department or the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council has not paid any attention to maintaining the reservoir that spreads …
: Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Disaster Management Act soon, the Disaster Management Centre said. A spokesman for the Centre said that it has decided to amend the Act due to the practical difficulties in the Act. The Act was enacted in 2005 following the tsunami disaster that …
The Coconut Cultivation Board has made arrangements to distribute 1.4 million coconut saplings among farmers who own small coconut lands that are under ten acres. This is done to strengthen and develop the coconut industry in Sri Lanka." Chairman, Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha Patrick Karunasinghe at a ceremony held at Mothawa, …
The Sri Lanka Health authorities warned that the threat of dengue is spreading across the Colombo city again. A spokesman for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) said that this is mainly because of the uncollected garbage in the city. About 201 dengue patients have been reported in the Colombo city …
The Power and Energy Ministry following the mandate given by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December 8 2005 has formulated the National Energy Policy. The Policy has incorporated subjects and functions such as implementation of policies, plans and programmes in respect of power and energy, investigation, planning, implementation and coordination of …
Sri Lanka government is planning to plant 2 million young plants to mark this year's Sinhala and Hindu New year dawning tomorrow. Sri Lanka's Co-operative Department has organized this program under the theme of "let's plant today and pick a fruit tomorrow." According to the Co-operative Department the first tree …
Safe water will be made available to a population of 58,500 in the Polonnaruwa, District by the Polonnaruwa Water Supply Scheme under the Township Infrastructure Development Project in the year 2011. The project is funded by the Asian Development Bank through the Government of Sri Lanka on the Secondary Towns …
The Animal Welfare Bill has at last been brought to parliament, nearly three years since the Draft Bill was presented by the Law Commission to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Since independence the single piece of legislation that exists today for the protection and welfare of animals is the "Prevention of Cruelty …
Against the backdrop of the global financial and economic crisis, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has forecast a slowdown in growth in the developing economies of the region to 3.6% in 2009, from an estimated 5.8% in 2008. In its latest annual …
The best tourist destination in the country, the Eastern Province will be developed under a systematic tourism plan. Tourist destinations in the Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts will be developed under the Negenahira Udanaya, reawakening program, Nation Building Minister Susantha Punchinilame told the Daily News yesterday. Development of eco-friendly tourist …
Farmers of the Matale district have to suffer the consequences of the severe drought that prevailed for the last two months. About 5,000 acres of paddy lands got destroyed resulting in 10,000 families facing a pathetic situation. Farmers complain that the water levels in the tanks have fallen and natural …
A campaign to plant more than two million fruit plants has been organized by the Trade, Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardhana. The fruit plants will be given free of charge to members of cooperatives and Sanasa members. These will be planted at an auspicious time on Sinhala and Hindu New …
Cheddikkulam hospital in Vavuniya District is to be improved at a cost of Rs.72 million, to cater to medical needs of displaced people who come from the Vanni. A memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the project initiated by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) and supported by …
People of Baddegama were treated to a rare sighting recently when they found a greater flying squirrel, though dead, at Piligoda, Baddegama, on a stretch of the southern highway. Flying squirrel (Scientifically known as
Since March 12 this year five mini cyclones have hit several places in the country causing damage to several houses. On April 5th there were reports of lightening killing three people in the same family in the Puttalam District. On April 7th and 8th mini cyclones hit Puliyankulama twice, while …
In context of allegations that milk powder contains chemicals harmful to public health, sixteen Government Ministers and MPs have handed over a motion to Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara requesting him to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee to examine the quality of milk powder imported into the country The motion was proposed …
At least 50 houses were partially damaged due to a twister that blew across Ihalapuliyankulam at Karuwalagaswewa in the Puttalam District last night. Residents of the area said the twister blew across their village for about seven minutes with a loud sound. Most of the houses have been damaged due …
Sri Lanka government is to take legal action against the Turkey Shipping Company, the owners of the sunken tanker with a load of sulphuric acid off Trincomalee Harbour. Ranjith Kularatne, Chairman of the Marine Environmental Protection Authority said the legal action would be taken due to the marine pollution caused …
Several houses were damaged when a mini cyclone hit Ehala Puliyankulam and Medagama in the Puttalam District last evening. Disaster Management Centre Puttalam District Coordinator Lt Col M. Mudannayaka told Daily Mirror that 4 houses have completely destroyed while several others have slightly damaged by the winds. Four trees have …
