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All Party Conference convened by Prime Minister
Political activities halted to fight COVID 19 pandemic
In a situation where political parties have temporarily halted their political activities due to the coronavirus pandemic, all Party Leaders irrespective of their political differences met at Temple Trees on Thursday (April 2), following an All Party Conference convened by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the current situation in the country. The All Party...
5 April, 2020
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Lockdown intensifies domestic violence
Men taking it out on wives
For over a month many countries across the world have been in lockdown. People have been ordered to stay home and practise social distancing by their governments in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). But as the virus rapidly spreads across the world forcing people to stay home a host of social issues have cropped up as a result. Among the many...
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Government doing everything possible to combat coronavirus - Basil
The Head of the Special Presidential Task Force on Essential Services, Basil Rajapaksa said that today we are at the most critical and decisive juncture compared to the challenges we faced in the past. If we don’t successfully launch our battle to combat the coronavirus, we would have to face serious repercussions. Rajapaksa in a recent interview with the Derana360...
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Today is Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday – April 5, 2020. The final Sunday of the Season of Lent; the Sunday that begins the Holy Week. It is the Sunday before Easter Sunday; Resurrection Sunday - the day of victory over death. It commences six days before the Passover or Pesach, a major Jewish holiday. Usually, devotees participate in the reenactment of the arrival of Christ to the City of...
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Sri Lanka battles on with COVID-19
Sri Lanka’s battle with COVID-19, amidst many positive results so far has now bumped into the most awaited second wave of the virus spread. The Indian Ocean island has identified 159 COVID-19 cases as of yesterday morning, where 24 have now returned to their homes after full recovery. Despite the commendable efforts of the health authorities, the country reported five...
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Chhattisgarh, India. April 4 (Aljazeera) - A couple in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh have named their newborn twins...
Ceylinco General Insurance continues to provide essential services
Donates two ICU ventilators to the National Hospital:
In order to facilitate customers amid the current lockdown across the country in the battle against Covid-19, Ceylinco General...
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