Two Lankans held for using fake passports
Three people including two Sri Lankans were arrested at the Bangalore International Airport on when they were detected using fake passport s, the Times of India reported.
More in: Dailymirror/ 28, January, www.dailymirror.lk
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Selling underweight gas cylinders
A dealer in domestic LP gas found guilty of possessing and selling underweight gas cylinders was fined Rs.2500 by Badulla Magistrate.
More in: Daily Mirror/ 28 January ,www.dailymirror.lk
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Trade Unionists want Education Secretary removed
The Ceylon Teachers’ Service Union has accused the government of failing to take disciplinary action against Education Secretary Nimal Bandara, who is alleged to have been found guilty of an irregular land transaction by the Presidential Investigation Unit.
More in: The Island/ 27 January www.island.lk
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Hedging Deals: JVP to go to courts
The JVP yesterday vowed to take legal action against high ranking government officials who had allegedly benefited underhand from the controversial oil hedging deal. JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Disanayake claimed powerful people in the government had received commissions in the hedging deal.
More in: Daily Mirror/ 30 January www.dailymirror.lk
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Loss of 83 M in three weeks
Mihin Air has surpassed the expectation of all its opponents by losing a record sum of money in just 23 days. The airline has lost Rs. 83 million in its operations insofar.
More in: The Sunday Leader/25 January www.sundayleader.lk
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Blood Bank employees victimised
The employees who revealed the irregular systems in the National Blood Bank have been interdicted .These employees had earlier been revengefully transferred to several hospitals.
More in: Heladiva, 25, January, www.heladiva.info