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Rs.20mn worth pen & bags bought for e-Grama Niladhari project discarded

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2 years ago

May 15, 2023

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It was revealed that gel pens, customized file covers and bags worth over Rs. 20 million (22,180,800) purchased in 2021 for the e-Grama Niladhari project implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs have not been distributed and discarded.

This e-Grama Niladhari project is being implemented by utilizing Central Bank funds.

It was revealed that 400,000 black gel pens, 21,000 customized file covers and 21,000 bags made of leather have been piled up without distribution.

The amount spent to buy this stock of pen is over Rs.5.3 million while over Rs.16 million has been spent on file covers and bags.

Rs.167 million worth of papers have been purchased from the Government Printing Department to collect data manually in five districts under the e-Grama Niladhari project. The gel pens have been purchased to use on these papers. It was also revealed that the tender to scan the data filled in these papers is Rs.254 million.

This project was scheduled to be implemented from 2021.

(Aruna)

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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3 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.

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Missing NPP members of Weligama PS, resurface (Update)

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3 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The 2 NPP members of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, who had gone missing earlier today (June 27), have been found at the Unawatuna beach in Galle.

According to police, they are unharmed.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 12:15 pm)

2 NPP members at Weligama PS go missing (Video)

Tensions erupted at the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha today (June 27) after 02 National Peoples’ Power (NPP) members were reportedly abducted.

The incident had occurred just before a scheduled vote to elect a new chairman.

The members, who were en route to attend the session, have reportedly gone missing, prompting the suspension of proceedings.

It has been proposed to proceed the council session if the missing members arrive.

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SL squad named for ODI series against Bangladesh

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3 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 16-member Sri Lanka squad to play in the upcoming ODI series vs. Bangladesh.

The ODI series will be played on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th of July.

The first two ODIs will be played at the RPICS, Colombo, before the series moves to the PICs, Pallekele, for the final game.

𝐎𝐃𝐈 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 | 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 16-member Sri Lanka squad to play in the upcoming ODI series vs. Bangladesh.

The ODI series will be played on the 2nd, 5th,… pic.twitter.com/EcnENSO2Ob
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 27, 2025