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Medin Poya marked today

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Buddhists across the world mark the Medin Full Moon Poya Day today (March 24).

The Medin Full Moon Day marks the Buddha’s first visit to Kimbulwathpura (Kapilavastu)  at the invitation of his father King Suddhodana, following enlightenment.

Upon reaching Kapilavastu, some Sakyans who were conceited, made only young ones to pay obeisance and the Enlightened One. The Buddha in order to bring them down to earth, performed the yama maha pelahera, the twin miracles where a stream of water and fire from either side of his body was shown to appear at the same time. Seeing this miraculous occurrence, the Sakyans paid obeisance to the Buddha.

On Medin Poya, many Sri Lankans also pay homage to the Sri Pada, the sacred footprint of the Enlightened One.

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Appeals Court upholds prison sentence for ex-Dy. Minister in bribery case

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The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment.

This order was issued when an appeal filed by the accused former Deputy Minister, seeking his acquittal from the case, was taken up before a two-member Appeals Court judge bench comprising Justices Sampath Abeykoon and P. Kumaran Rathnam today (Nov. 05).

The former Deputy Minister was sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty over the relevant charges by the Colombo High Court.

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Millions set to vote at tight US elections

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The 2024 Presidential Election in the United States is held today (Nov. 05) with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president.
Millions of people will soon head to the polls, which open in some states at 05:00 ET (10:00 GMT).

Harris, who became the Democratic Party candidate after President Joe Biden exited the race, has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families.

Republican candidate Trump, who survived two assassination attempts this year, has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions.

Trump ended his campaign with a speech in Michigan – while Harris wrapped up her campaign in another swing state, Pennsylvania.

More than 82 million people have already voted in what polls suggest is an historically close election.

(BBC News)

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Man arrested over circulating fake banknote with President’s image

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested an individual for allegedly circulating a doctored image of a Rs. 5,000 currency note featuring the image of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on it.

Police said that the 38-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday (Nov. 04). 

According to the police, he is a resident of Korathota in Athurugiriya and works as a salesperson.

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