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The government has decided to implement a pilot project in Kesbewa and Piliyandala with the aim of allocating facilities to take care of stray dogs and pets and also places for the burial and cremation of pets.A total of Rs. 100 million has been allocated through the 2026 Budget, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. The program has been initiated considering the changing lifestyles in urban and semi-urban areas and the trend of having pets is growing rapidly.

The Ape Janabala Party (Our Power of People Party) has decided to extend its support to the current government.This was announced in a statement issued by the party’s General Secretary, Chinthaka Weerakoon.According to the statement, the supreme council of the party has decided to offer its full cooperation to the current government led by the National People’s Power (NPP).It further noted that the party has also decided to support the NPP in the upcoming elections.Additionally, the statement said that the party expects to support the positive decisions taken by the current government and to provide necessary advice for the successful…

Pradeep Nilanga Dela has been elected for a third term as the 19th Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, securing 195 votes in the official election held today (07).He will continue to serve in this prestigious role, as the chief lay custodian of the Sacred Tooth Relic, until the year 2035, completing a 10-year term.The election was conducted at 2:00 pm at the United Buddhist Centre Auditorium in Kandy, under the provisions of the Vihara Devalagam Ordinance No. 19 of 1931, which grants authority to the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs to oversee the process.This year’s election saw 7…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who arrived in Parliament, commenced delivering the 2026 Budget Speech a short while ago.The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the Budget 2026 to be presented to the Parliament during the special Cabinet meeting held this morning (07).Accordingly, the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2026, the country’s 80th Budget Speech, is currently being delivered by President Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance.This is the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s second budget proposal. Accordingly, the Budget Debate on the Appropriation Bill is scheduled to be held from tomorrow (08) to…

Aircraft movement at Delhi airport was hampered on Friday because its Air Traffic Control system suffered a technical problem, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said after several flights were disrupted at one of the world’s busiest airports.Top airlines IndiGo, Air India and Spicejet said their flight operations were affected, leading to delays and longer wait times.The AAI said a technical issue in the Automatic Message Switching System, which supports Air Traffic Control data, caused the disruption.“Controllers are processing flight plans manually, leading to some delays. Technical teams are working to restore the system at the earliest,” AAI said in…

A liquor store in Ja-Ela has been sealed for allegedly selling alcohol on Poya Day (November 05), the Excise Department of Sri Lanka said. Excise officers had conducted a surprise inspection in the Ja-Ela area on Poya Day and found that a licensed outlet (Excise R.B. 04) had been selling alcohol for retail, in violation of the excise regulations.Following the discovery, the Excise Department took immediate steps to seal the liquor store.Further investigations are underway, and legal action will be taken against those responsible, the Excise Department said. The Excise Department further stated that it is closely monitoring such illegal activities, while…

The former National People’s Power (NPP) Peliyagoda Urban Councillor’s husband, who serves as a school principal in Eppawala and was arrested with heroin in Anuradhapura, has been suspended from service, the Department of Education of the North-Central Province announced.The North-Central Provincial Director of Education has issued a letter to the school principal in question, stating that, based on the information provided by the Anuradhapura Divisional Criminal Investigation Division, he has committed an offence under the provisions of the Establishments Code. Accordingly, he has been suspended from service with immediate effect.The school principal, who is the husband of a former NPP Urban…

Sri Lankan man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a gruesome mass stabbing in an Ottawa suburb in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder.Darshani Ekanayake, 35, and four children, Inuka, 7, Ashwini, 4, Ranaya, 3, and Kelly, a baby just two months old, were all killed in the attack.Gamini Amarakoon, 40, a family friend and tenant in their…

The election to appoint a new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha has been scheduled for November 28.Accordingly, the relevant Gazette notification has already been issued.Former Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasekara, was shot dead inside his office on October 22.

The wife of a principal arrested for the possession of heroin in Anuradhapura, Disna Niranjala, who is a member of the Peliyagoda Urban Council representing the National People’s Power (NPP), has been identified as a relative of the large-scale drug trafficker and criminal known as ‘Kosgoda Sujee’.Police further stated that an investigation has been launched into the assets of the arrested principal.The husband of Peliyagoda Urban Councilor Disna Niranjala was arrested yesterday (05).Meanwhile, an individual was arrested by the Ipalogama Police with heroin in Anuradhapura on October 29.While the suspect was being remanded and interrogated, he had informed a visitor…