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Abhishek shatters records and England in Mumbai
Abhishek Sharma demolished records left, right and centre – and with it England’s pace-laden T20I attack – to power his way ...
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Major highway partly collapses as Australian floods worsen
Sections of a major Australian highway have been washed away, as flooding in Queensland worsens. The torrential rainfall in ...
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Hambantota Port ready to facilitate vehicle imports to Lanka
Hambantota International Port (HIP) is fully prepared to support the expected surge in vehicle imports following the recent ...
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Santorini to shut schools as tremors rattle island
Schools on the Greek island of Santorini have been told to close on Monday following an increase in seismic activity in ...
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Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia
A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall has caused ...
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Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Rathnapura districts in the evening or night
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 03 FEBRUARY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 03 February 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North ...
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A singular modern Lankan mentor – Part II
Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: Trance/Dance in Folk Rituals The lecture Namika heard on ‘pregnancy cravings’ ...
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Milinda Moragoda presented with an early copy of new book: ‘Nalanda – How it Changed the World’
Milinda Moragoda was presented with an early copy of ‘Nalanda – How it Changed the World’ during a brief visit to New Delhi by its author, Amb. Abhay K. The book was formally launched at the Jaipur ...
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Persons with special needs call for establishing commission to address their problems
Members of the Disability Organisations Joint Front (DOJF) have called on the government to estblish an independent commission, specifically aimed at addressing the issues faced by persons with ...
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Bharath Rang Mahothsav Parallel Festival in Colombo
International Theatre Festival of India In Collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 6-9 February 2025 Tower Hall Theatre, Colombo ...
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Royal to meet arch rivals S. Thomas’ in three-day battle at Anuradhapura from Wednesday
Reemus Fernando Arch rivals Royal and S. Thomas’ are set to meet in a three-day cricket encounter when the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament quarter-finals get underway on Wednesday. The ...
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Unidentified disease carrying off pigs in large numbers in North
Dinasena Rathugamage An unidentified disease has rapidly spread among pigs in several villages, including Selvanagar in Kilinochchi, leading to the deaths of 185 adult animals and over 200 piglets in ...