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The Minister of State for Home Affairs Ashoka Priyantha said that plans have been made to issue the digital birth certificate very soon. He also said that this program will be implemented jointly with the Ministry of Technology.The Minister of State mentioned this while joining the mobile service for issuing certificates to people who do not have birth, death and marriage certificates in the Puttalam district. The program was held at Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat.
In the party leaders’ meeting the day before yesterday (26), a proposal was made for Ali Sabri Rahim, a Puttalam District Member of Parliament, to resign from his position as a Member of Parliament. MP M.A. Sumanthiran presented this proposal. It is stated that it has been confirmed by the chief organizer of the opposition, Lakshman Kiriella, and it is said that the relevant resolution with the signatures of other members of the parliament is to be given to the member of parliament, Ali Sabri Rahim.Recently, he was arrested by customs officials while bringing gold and telephones illegally to Sri…
Foreign media have reported that Tina Turner, one of the world’s most popular singers, has died. She was 83 years old when she died. Tina Turner has died at her home in Switzerland following a long-term illness, her agent has confirmed.She started her music career in 1950. Turner has won 8 Grammy Awards in her musical career, 6 of which were won by Tina Turner in the 1980s. More than 12 of Turner’s songs entered the top 40 of the 1980s, and the 1988 concert in Rio de Janeiro drew an audience of 180,000. (Reuters)Get to know more about Entertainment…
Recommending that the current President of the National Sports Council, Arjuna Ranatunga, be appointed as the President of the National Sports Council while he was working as an executive committee member of the Sinhala Sports Club (SSC), a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Cricket and that it is appropriate to look into the matter. Sudath Chandrasekara, the senior adviser of the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe, informed the Minister of Sports in writing yesterday (25th).Under Section 4 (1) of the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973, the National Sports Council has been established to advise the Minister and…
A cholera epidemic is spreading in South Africa. South Africans accuse the government of not having access to clean drinking water for drinking or doing household chores as a reason for the cholera epidemic. This epidemic situation has spread severely in Gauteng province. Gauteng is considered to be the most populous province in South Africa.Media reports indicate that all Gauteng hospitals are full of cholera patients. The media further claims that more than 100 cholera patients are being treated and 20 deaths have been reported. It is also said that the condition of 37 of the 100 hospitalized people is…
The Department of Meteorology says that there may be some rain in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and Galle and Matara districts today (26).The announcement further states that rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the evening or night in Eastern and Uva provinces.
In the Gampaha district, which has been identified as having a high-risk situation, the use of drone technology was started in Gampaha city yesterday (25) to check dengue and apply insecticides. It was found that there are mosquito larvae in several places including teaching classes.First, mosquito breeding sites in high buildings were identified using surveillance drone cameras and insecticides were applied. Gampaha Health Medical Officer Mr. Rohana Ranasinghe said that a number of places where mosquitoes breed in high buildings were identified during this inspection and legal action will be taken against the owners of all those places. (Lankadeepa)Visit our Medical…
Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe says that many decisive measures had to be taken to prevent the uncontrolled rise of inflation. Accordingly, the central bank governor stated that the inflation which reached a maximum of 70% has now reached the level of 30% and it is guaranteed that the inflation will reach a single value in the fourth quarter of this year or earlier.Central Bank Governor Dr Nanndalal Weerasinghe stated this while attending a conference organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO).Find out more financial news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Financial.
In order to popularize women’s cricket in the country, the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute has organized a training course to provide women with basic knowledge about the cricket coaching method.Women above the age of 18 who wish to participate in this training course, which is held from the basic stage, can apply for this. In addition to the women involved in cricket, physical training counsellors and female sports coaches working in schools across the island will also have the opportunity to study this training course.This training course is implemented focusing on 4 provinces of Sri Lanka. These training courses will…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Shanghai, China a few days ago. The Russian Prime Minister came to China to sign several new economic and trade agreements with China, representing Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.The Russian Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Chinese President Xi Jinping. A special conference of the Russian-Chinese Business Forum was held in Shanghai, and the Russian Prime Minister participated in it. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.