Four given death sentence in Kegalle

Fall armyworm to continue posing a threat in Sri Lanka

The fall armyworm is to continue posing a threat in Sri Lanka, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda was first detected in all major maize growing areas in Sri Lanka in October 2018 and the new pest was confirmed as the fall armyworm by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) in January 2019. ?We know that fall armyworm is here to stay in Sri Lanka and has become one more pest that farmers need to learn about and m

31 May, 2021

21 panchayats in J-K?s Srinagar to establish Covid Care Centers

Srinagar administration has been directed to establish five bedded Covid Care Centres in all 21 panchayats of the district by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in an effort to tackle the second wave of Covid-19 the Jammu and Kashmir administrations has directed all the districts to organise and maintain After increasing numbers of fresh Covid-19 cases were being reported from rural areas, the administration in its order stated that it is establishing Covid facilities in order to contain and

31 May, 2021

High-price Chinese Covid vaccine sparks row in Sri Lanka

Disclosure of procurement price of China’s Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka has sparked a row after reports emerged that Colombo had to shell out a higher per-dose price than its fellow South Asian country Bangladesh. According to The Daily Star, Sri Lanka is paying USD 15 per dose for the Sinopharm vaccine, which is USD 5 higher than what Bangladesh paid. Contrary to media reports, Channa Jayasuma, the country’s Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals State Minister Professor, said there is “n

31 May, 2021