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Janashakthi Life has been globally recognised as the ‘Best Life Insurer Sri Lanka 2022’ for the first time in Janashakthi Life’s history. Awarded by the internationally acclaimed Capital Finance International (CFI.co) headquartered in London, this prestigious recognition identifies organisations that contribute significantly to the growth of economies and truly add value for all stakeholders. The award was presented at the House of Lords in London to all award-winning global brands including Janashakthi Life. The awards are particularly coveted as they go through several rounds of rigorous judging and a detailed evaluation process leading up to an interactive case justification to…

According to the Department of Meteorology, the depression, which was centred at 11.4N latitude and 84.6E longitude, about 540 km northeast of Jaffna along the southwest Bay of Bengal, will gradually weaken and move towards the northwest.The department said that there is a high possibility of this system reaching the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast in the next 24 hours.Occasional winds in North, North-Central and Eastern Provinces. There is a possibility of strong winds around (40-50) kmph.There may be some rain in the western and southern coastal areas and in the northern province, while the rest of the island will have mainly…

The Ministry of Agriculture says that the gazette related to the lifting of the ban imposed on the import of glyphosate has been sent to the government printing press for printing.A relevant gazette notification issued in 2014 banned the use, offer for sale or sale of glyphosate.

Four people, including a foreigner, have been arrested in a raid conducted at a place where interviews were being conducted to provide job opportunities in Romania.The Foreign Employment Bureau stated that they were arrested during a raid on a hotel in the Badulla area.

07 Sri Lankan actors won the best actor award at the Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam.These actors won the award at Vietnam’s 6th Hanoi International Film Awards. It was for their performance in the film Maria directed by Aruna Jayawardena.Actors Mahendra Perera, Hemal Ranasinghe, Ashan Dias, Priyantha Sirikumara, Dasun Pathirana and Suran Dissanayake won the award.Also, it is extraordinary that actor Darshan Dharmaraj, who passed away recently, is also among those 07 actors.One hundred and twenty-three films representing 50 countries were presented for the Hanoi Film Festival. (ITN News)Get to know more about Entertainment news by keeping up with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer…

After Vesto Slipher observed spiral nebulae in the early 20th century, he was able to conclude that all but a few nebulae (such as Andromeda) were moving away from Earth. In 1925, Edwin Hubble confirmed that spiral nebulae were indeed separate galaxies with the discovery of Cepheid variable stars in Andromeda. These pulsating stars obey the time-luminosity law. In fact, the longer the light variation lasts, the brighter the star stays. This allows you to determine their distance. Hubble discovered that Andromeda is too far away to be part of our galaxy, confirming what other astronomers had initially suspected: spiral…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup starts today (20).This year’s tournament will start in Qatar and it is special that this is the first football World Cup tournament to be held in a country in the Middle East region.32 countries under 8 categories are going to compete for one cup from tomorrow till next December 18.This year’s football world cup matches are to be held in 8 stadiums and all 8 stadiums are located in a limited area with a radius of 55 kilometres, foreign media reports.Starting the tournament, the match between the Qatar team and the Ecuador team is scheduled…

The Department of Meteorology says that the South-Eastern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent low-pressure area have moved westwards towards the northwest and are currently in the south-central Bay of Bengal sea area.The department said that the system is moving westwards towards the northwest and developing into a depression in the next 12 hours, with a high possibility of reaching the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast.Occasional winds in North, North-Central and Eastern Provinces. It is said that there is a possibility of strong winds around (40-50).There may be some rain in the Northern, North-Central and Eastern Provinces, while the rest of the…

Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association says that it was pointed out to Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe that the price of bus spare parts has gone up with the rise of the dollar.According to that, the Central Bank Governor stated that the situation will be reduced to a great extent in the future.Also, the Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association further stated that they had requested the Governor of the Central Bank to provide support for running passenger buses without a conductor (Wallet System) and the Governor of the Central Bank said that he would provide full support for that.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that the fuel price revision is expected to be done once a month from next month.Accordingly, the proposal will be submitted to the cabinet tomorrow (21), the minister said while addressing the 50th anniversary of the Petroleum Separators Association.Earlier it was decided to revise the fuel price according to the price formula on the 1st and 15th of every month.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.