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Ministry issues notice on school admissions

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1 year ago

January 23, 2024

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As per the circular issued by the Education Ministry, applications for the admission of students to intermediate classes for the year 2024, (excluding Grades 01, 05, and 06 and including Advanced Level classes), should be submitted directly to the respective schools, the Education Ministry has said.

In a special notice, the Ministry says that they will not issue admission letters for schools, and the respective school principals will conduct interviews as per Education Ministry circulars and forward the list of selected students to the Ministry for approval, if vacancies exist within the schools.

It adds that the admission of students to Grade 06 in schools is made solely on the basis of the scores of the Grade 05 Scholarship examination.
Meanwhile, the Ministry said that applications to enroll students in Grade One for the year 2024 must be forwarded to the respective schools, and interviews will be conducted by the respective principals thereafter.

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SLAF helicopter crashes into Maduru Oya during training session

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42 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has reportedly crashed today (May 09) into the Maduru Oya Reservoir.

The incident occurred during a training exercise held as part of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces passing-out ceremony in Maduru Oya.

The aircraft was carrying ten Special Forces soldiers and two pilots at the time of the incident.

All personnel reportedly escaped without fatal injuries. Several have been hospitalised for treatment.

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American Cardinal elected as new Pope: Pope Leo XIV

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48 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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Following a 02-day papal conclave, American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope yesterday (May 08) evening, Vatican time.

At 69, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

He becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV now assumes spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The election follows the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City, a day after participating in Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Heavy rains expected in the afternoon

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3 hours ago

May 9, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (May 09).

Showers may occur in Western province and in Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts in the morning too.

Fairly heavy rains above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts during the morning.