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Resettlement of IDPs goes on apace:
GAs in North take TNA MPs to task
Northern province civil administrative
authorities have refuted media reports of TNA Parliamentarians
alleging that relief and livelihood facilities have not reached the
majority of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and that some of
them were living in distressing conditions in jungle areas and by
the roadside.
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Govt allocates over Rs 250 b to develop North
The Government has allocated over Rs. 251,500
million (Rs. 250 billion) to develop the Northern Province from 2011
to 2013, said Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Making a
presentation on “Promoting Financial Inclusiveness in the North and
the East’ over the weekend,
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Leadership training for university undergrads at 28 centres
The Higher Education Ministry will launch a
Leadership training and positive thinking development training
course for 10,000 university entrants at 28 training centres of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Cadet Corps on May 23.
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Govt to allocate Rs. 1,000 million:
Progressive TUs hail private sector pension scheme
All progressive trade unions support the
proposed private sector pension scheme, which is by no means
detrimental to private sector employees, said National Languages and
Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara. He said that the
pension scheme is another salutary step in the social security
program for the working class which was introduced in 1956.
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Ramith wins most popular ‘crown’
Royal captain Ramith Rambukwella was voted
Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. He polled a
staggering 28,599 votes in the final week alone to increase his
final tally to a record 248,702 votes.
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President Maithripala Sirisena is in Thailand making a three-day official visit and attending the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit. The Dialogue Summit that brings together 34 nations in the Asian region takes place from October 8 -10 in Bangkok under the theme "One Asia, Diverse Strength".
Official level discussions have commenced between Sri Lanka and Iran on reviving trade agreements that were signed between the two countries and will be put into operation soon after ironing out technicalities, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen said. 
Pakistan on Friday (September 30) officially postponed the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad on November 9 and 10. A new set of dates for holding the Summit will be announced soon through the Chair of SAARC (Nepal), reports said. 
Due to the prevailing drought, water levels of the main reservoirs have dropped to half its capacity, with authorities warning that drastic measures may need to be taken if water is to be continuously released from the reservoirs for power generation. 
To avert a possible dengue outbreak in the next three months, when the number of mosquito breeding sites are likely to surge with the monsoon rains, the Dengue Control Unit of the Health Ministry will launch an island-wide Dengue Control Week starting on Tuesday, September 27 to Monday, October 3.
Sir Richard Jolly, former Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, and Special Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (1996 to 2000), and Principal Coordinator of the widely-acclaimed Human Development Report will deliver a lecture on, “Development: Can Sri Lanka be a model for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs)?” on September 28 at 5 pm at the BMICH Committee Room D, on the invitation of the Gamani Corea Foundation. 
Richmondite Charith Asalanka joined the elite band of school cricketers by winning the coveted Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year 2016 title for the second year in succession emulating the feats of former Sri Lankan greats Arjuna Ranatunga, 1980/82' ( Ananda) Roshan Mahanama, 1983/84'(Nalanda) Thilan Samaraweera 1994/95' ( Ananda) 'Lahiru Peiris 2004/2005 (St.Peter's) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2010'2011 (Royal) who had also won the award twice .
Cricketing legend and former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will grace the occasion at the 38th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards night scheduled to take place at the Galadari Hotel on September 20. 
Stern action will be taken against traders who sell sugar above the controlled price of Rs. 95. Instructions have been given to the relevant authorities to launch island-wide search operations, a press communique from the Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said. 
Refuting speculations, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said, no decision has been taken to impose power cuts on account of the current dry spell in the country. 
