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Sri Lankan fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has lost the opportunity to play in this year’s Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament.The Sri Lanka Cricket Institute stated that he has lost this tournament due to an injury to his left leg that he suffered during training.Accordingly, the cricket selection committee has taken steps to replace him with fast bowler Nuwan Thushara in the Sri Lankan squad for the Asia Cup tournament to be started in the United Arab Emirates from the 27th.Meanwhile, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando and Nuwan Thushara who have been named in the squad have been named as additional players,…

According to the Department of Population and Statistics, inflation rose to 66.7% in July.The department states that inflation has increased due to the monthly increases in the prices of items in both food and non-food categories.The Department of Population and Statistics further stated that the annual point inflation in the food category rose to 82.5% in July and the inflation in the non-food category rose to 52.4% in July.Below is the notification issued in this regard,

The University Grants Commission says that steps will be taken to open all universities in the month of September.Due to the Covid epidemic situation and the conditions in the country, the universities had been closed earlier.

Electricity and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that the revision of kerosene prices should have been done many years ago.The Minister stated in a Twitter message that one of the main reasons for the loss of the Petroleum Corporation was the sale of kerosene at a subsidized price.Accordingly, the new prices are in line with the cost and the government has proposed a direct cash subsidy for low-income families, fishing and plantation sectors that depend on kerosene, the minister further states.The relevant Twitter message is below.

The virus can persist on many ordinary home items for many days despite routine disinfection, according to a recent research on monkeypox by the US disease control organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s not yet known, though, if it may spread the infection.Two Monkeypox patients’ shared residence served as the study’s sample. They claimed to clean and sanitize surfaces, wash their hands often, and take daily showers.The virus was discovered on 70% of high-contact regions 20 days after symptoms first appeared, according to the CDC. On sofas, blankets, a coffee maker, a computer mouse, and a light…

The newly appointed chairs of the parliamentary sectoral oversight committees would have equivalent authority to that of a cabinet minister, according to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.They will consequently take part in Cabinet sessions as required.The process of selecting the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committees is presently under progress, and it has also been determined that a number of temporary committees are required.The oversight committees and national assembly will be implemented in accordance with the president’s proposal to transform the whole parliament into a government. In addition to the members of parliament, the oversight committees will also include five youth representatives. Young people…

A female Peradeniya University student died after falling off the summit of the Uthuwankanda Saradiel rock in Mawanella Uthuwankanda.According to Mawanella police, the deceased was a 27-year-old female student from the Elpitiya district. She also worked as an assistant lecturer.According to authorities, some 60 pupils, including the deceased, went to observe the Saradiel rock yesterday morning. Later, they had climbed the mountain from Uthuwankande, and the unfortunate incident must have occurred at the top of the rock, according to a police official.He said that despite having graduated, the student was still enrolled in further coursework at the same university. The…

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera officially took over today (22) the second part of the stock of Urea fertilizer that the country got under the Indian loan subsidy.Accordingly, the High Commissioner’s Office stated that the Indian High Commissioner has handed over the documents to the Minister in Colombo today.So far, the unloading of 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer has started.

Yesterday (20) 04 Covid deaths were reported, and yesterday (21) 66 people infected with Corona were reported. All of them are locally diagnosed infected.With that, the total number of infected people reported in this country increases to 669,033 and the total number of corona deaths increases to 16,654.

The Chinese research ship Yuan Wang-5, which arrived in the island, is scheduled to leave for China again today (22).The ship, which was scheduled to leave for China at 4.00 pm, arrived at the Hambantota port on the 16th and was allowed to anchor at the port until today.With the notification that the ship was coming to Hambantota port, there was a strong protest from India, and then again permission was given to the ship in question to come to Hambantota port.