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Cabinet decisions on providing school shoes & food for schoolchildren

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The Ministry of Education has implemented a program for providing a pair of shoes for the selected student since the year 2015, and student monks and lay students of selected Piriven and Seela Matha have also been included in this program from the year 2020 to the year 2023. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the the Prime Minister, in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, to provide a gift voucher worth Rs. 3000/- to the selected school children, student monks, and lay students of selected Piriven and Seela Matha to purchase a pair of shoes based on the recommendation of an appointed committee of officers appointed for the year 2025 for implementation of the said program.• For 650,000 students studying in 6,000 schools with less than 250 students
• For 140,000 students in estate schools across the island that do not belong to category of schools with less than 250 students
• For 2,300 students in 28 schools where students with special needs
• For 30,000 selected student monks and lay students

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Also, “the school food program” is currently being implemented in 8,956 schools belonging to the 100 education zones on the island, covering an overall 1.4 million students, including students in grades 1-5 in all public schools, all the students in schools with less than 100 students, students in special education in special units or schools, and lay students in selected Piriven. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the the Prime Minister, in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, to implement the said program in a well-planned manner from the year 2025 and to make budget allocation enabling them to provide benefits subject to the maximum of 1.5 million students.

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Weather advisory for severe lightning & heavy rain

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April 22, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning for strong lightning and heavy rain in several parts of the country, effective until 11:00 pm today (April 22).

Thundershowers accompanied by intense lightning are expected this evening and tonight in the Eastern, Uva, Central, and Northern provinces, as well as in the Hambantota and Polonnaruwa districts.

Temporary strong winds may also occur during these storms.

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Police appoints committee to study PCOI report on Easter Sunday bombings

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Sri Lanka Police have appointed a four-member committee to study the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

According to Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga, the committee is headed by a Senior DIG, Asanka Karawita.

The remaining members consist of the DIG in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Director of the CID, and the Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID). 

He added that several more sub-committees have been appointed under the purview of the main committee.

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Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26

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April 22, 2025

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Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday (April 26) at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST, 08:00 GMT), the Vatican confirms.

The funeral will take place outdoors in front of St Peter’s Basilica.

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, will lead the service.

At the end of the funeral, Re will deliver the final commendation – a concluding prayer where the Pope will be formally entrusted to God – and the body moved to St Mary Major for the burial.

The Vatican has also released images of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.

He will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning (April 23), where his casket will remain until burial for the public to pay their respects.

The Pope’s coffin will be there until the burial for the public to pay their respects.

His body is currently laid out in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, where he lived during his 12-year papacy.

The pontiff’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief from Catholics across the globe. From South Sudan to Argentina, Poland to the Philippines.

(BBC News)

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