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Milad-un-Nabi 2024: The Islamic festival of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi commonly known as Mawlid or Eid-e-Milad commemorates the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad.According to Islamic calendar, Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi is observed on the 12th day of the third month of Rabi’ al-Awwal. This year, the day will be observed from the evening of Sunday, September 15, till Monday, September 16.The moon sighting for the beginning of the month of Rabi’ al-awwal 1446 AH took place in Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, UAE, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other parts of the world earlier this month i.e. September 2024.Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) was…

Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed.The US Secret Service confirmed one or more of its agents “opened fire on a gunman” located near the boundary of Trump’s golf course, and that an “AK-47 style rifle” with a scope was recovered along with a GoPro video camera.Amid the confrontation with the Secret Service, the suspect bolted out of the shrubbery he had been hiding in and escaped in a black car. A witness helped police identify…

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said that complaints have been received relating to several political parties using children in their election campaigning activities and that investigations into such complaints are underway.NCPA has observed that children under the age of 18 are participating in election campaign activities with the consent, intervention, or encouragement of adults.NCPA further highlighted that involving children in such campaign activities could expose them to risks and physical and psychological stress and said that strict legal actions will be taken in such instances.NCPA notifies and requests all parents, guardians, and political parties to avoid involving children in…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted a Presidential Pardon posthumously to Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris, who was unlawfully executed in 1915 after being unjustly tried by a Court-Martial appointed by the Proclamation issued by Robert Chalmers, the Governor of Ceylon on 25 June 1915.Issuing an extraordinary gazette notification, President Wickremesinghe has granted the relevant pardon in terms of the powers vested in him under Article 33(h) read with Article 34 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, effective from 12 September 2024.

All vehicle revenue license issuing counters in the Western Province will be closed on September 20, 2024, the Department of Government Information (DGI) announced.This closure will take place in preparation for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, as it is necessary to allow officials to attend the election duties, the DGI said in a statement.Meanwhile, in order to ensure that vehicle owners can still obtain their revenue licenses without incurring any fines, the revenue licenses which are due to expire on September 20, will be allowed to be obtained on the next working day following the election, not subject…

The Postal Department stated that the distribution of official polling cards to households will be concluded today (14).Deputy Postmaster General Rajitha Ranasinghe further stated that if any voter has not received their official polling cards by today, they can visit their local post office with their National Identity Card (NIC) to verify their identity and obtain their polling card.He stated that this opportunity will be available for the voters until the date of the presidential election, which will be held on September 21.

Sri Lanka’s Hasitha Disssanayaka has won the Gold medal while Senura Hansaka won Silver in the Men’s Triple Jump event at the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2024 held in Chennai, India. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has also secured the Gold medal in the Men’s 4x400m relay event. The three-day South Asian Junior Athletics Championships kicked off at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday (11), whereas the Sri Lankan athletes had managed to secure a total of nine medals on the opening day. The Sri Lankan team participating in the games comprises of 53 junior athletes. The last South Asian Junior Championship…

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that the Cabinet of Minister has decided to allow the import of vehicles under several stages starting from October 01. He stated that restrictions on importing public transport vehicles will be removed from October 01, 2024 while the restrictions on importing commercial and goods transport vehicles will be lifted from December 01, 2024. Meanwhile, the restrictions on importing other passenger vehicles, including cars, will be removed from February 01, 2025, the state minister revealed. Earlier today, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that the Cabinet decided to lift all vehicle import restrictions by February…

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (14). Meanwhile, fairly heavy showers about 50 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, it added.Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or night.Furthermore, the Met. Department stated that strong winds about 40-45kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota, Monaragala and…

A luxury house worth Rs. 100 million, located in Bambalapitiya, was forcibly seized by Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court heard on Thursday.According to Mawbima newspaper, the Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe, ordered Gnanasara Thero and two other respondents to immediately vacate the property, which had been unlawfully seized.The Magistrate further warned that failure to comply would lead to action being taken for contempt of court.The order was issued in a case filed under the Primary Court Procedure Act by Inoka Chandima Senanayake, a resident of Ekala, who claimed that the house located in Bambalapitiya, had been handed…