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03 access routes for devotees attending ‘Sri Dalada Vandana’

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Three designated access routes have been announced for devotees attending the Sri Dalada Vandana (sacred pilgrimage) starting on the 18th.

The three entry routes to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic are as follows:

1. The queuing path set up from D.S. Senanayake Street (Trincomalee Street side) up to the entrance of the Sri Dalada Maligawa.
2. The queuing path starting from the Red Bridge area (Rathu Bokkuwa), passing along Sangharaja Mawatha (around the Kandy Lake), leading to the main entrance of the temple.
3. Another queuing path also starting from the Red Bridge area, going around the Maligawa premises by the Kandy Lake, and reaching the temple’s main entrance.

Devotees can use any of these designated paths to visit the temple for the upcoming Dalada Vandana.

(News1st)

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Decision to gazette 04 elephant corridors

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The government has decided to gazette elephant corridors.

Deputy Minister of Environment – Anton Jayakody has announced that 04 elephant corridors will be gazetted under the first phase, focusing on areas within the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts.

He further says that this decision aims to mitigate the ongoing human-elephant conflict in the region.

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800 drunk drivers caught in 2 days

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Police have filed cases against 800 persons driving under the influence of alcohol during the festive season.

Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga says that these drunk drivers were identified during special operations conducted on April 13 and 14.

He stated that with many people returning to Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays, traffic volumes are expected to rise.

Motorists are urged to drive responsibly and prioritize road safety.

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Maithripala attends 2025 World Summit of the Universal Peace Federation (Pics)

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Former President of Sri Lanka – Maithripala Sirisena recently attended the 2025 Universal Peace Federation (UPF) World Summit 2025 Seoul, South Korea which kicked off on April 10.
As the Asia-Pacific Regional Chair of the International Peace Summit Council of the World Peace Conference, Mr. Sirisena also addressed the inaugural session of the summit.

There, he emphasized the need to build a bi-cameral global organization that integrates religion and politics to maintain global political stability and peace, manage climate change, and manage conflicts.

The 2025 Global Summit was attended by former heads of state, current speakers, current members of parliament, and other diplomats, scholars, and professionals from about 40 countries.

Maithripala Sirisena, the Asia-Pacific Regional Chair of the International Peace Summit Council of the World Peace Conference.

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