Gammanpila files petition against 20th Amendment to the Constitution

Health Ministry says no exact date on when AstraZeneca will arrive

The Health Ministry says there is no exact date on when Sri Lanka will receive AstraZeneca vaccines to be used as the second dose. The vaccines had been expected this week but the Health Ministry today said that it is now expected in another two weeks. Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) Director Dr. Ranjith Bathuwanthuduwa told reporters today that there is still no fixed date on when the vaccines will arrive. However, Bathuwanthuduwa urged the public not to panic saying the second dose will arriv

23 Jul, 2021

Special Police teams deployed in Western Province

Special Police teams have been deployed in the Western Province to arrest people failing to wear face masks. Police Spokesman, Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that Police intelligence officers had detected a number of people not wearing face masks in public in the Western Province. As a result 30 special Police teams have been deployed to arrest such individuals. The Police Spokesman also said that a number of people were turned back when they attempted to enter the We

23 Jul, 2021

Development activities in full swing in J-K?s border villages in Nowshera

The government is in full swing to develop the new union Territory in order to which several development projects have commenced in border village close to LoC in Nowshera sub-division of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. The development works include the construction of bunkers, roads, bridges, accessibility to medical facilities, schools among other things. People living in the border Panchayat of Kalal Deeing in Seri Block, the last Panchayat of Nowshera, claimed that it is the first t

22 Jul, 2021