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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the resumption of the "Suraksha" student insurance program, which was temporarily suspended due to economic challenges. Starting from the first week of June, all school students across the island will once again be able to benefit from this insurance scheme. MORE..
19 May 2024 (4:18 PM)
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO), on Sunday (May 19) issued Level 01 and Level 02 early landslide warnings for several localities in eight districts, effective until 04.00 p.m. tomorrow (May 20). MORE..
19 May 2024 (7:13 PM)
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, rediscovered the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog (Hylarana gracilis) after two centuries in the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary in the Chittoor district, the southernmost point of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. MORE..
19 May 2024 (12:58 PM)
Due to pre-monsoonal conditions over the country and surrounding sea areas, prevailing showery and windy conditions are expected to enhance further during the next few days, according to the Meteorology Department. MORE..
19 May 2024 (9:37 AM)
At least 26 persons have been injured and hospitalised following a head-on collision involving two private buses in the Kottapola area on the Kegalle - Avissawella main road this evening (18). MORE..
18 May 2024 (8:25 PM)
