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School holidays are announced

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2 years ago

March 19, 2023

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The Education Ministry has announced this year’s holiday schedule for schools.

The Ministry had divided school terms into stages to facilitate New Year holidays as well as to conduct government examinations.

Accordingly, the first term would commence from March 27, 2023. After seven days of operation, the schools would be closed for the Sinhala Tamil New year holidays on April 05 for a period of 11 days.

Thereafter the second stage of the first term is to be held from April 17 to May 12. Thereafter once more a 11 day school holiday would be given on May 13 to 24,2023for G.C.E ordinary level exams from May 13 to 24.

Thereafter the third stage of the first term would start from May 25 to July 20. Thereafter a two day holiday stretching from April 21 to 23 was held to break school terms.

The second term would commence from July 24 to October 14 to November 12. Thereafter holidays would be given in order to hold the grade five scholarship and advanced level exams.

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Court summons ex-AGM of People’s bank over major fraud

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49 minutes ago

July 3, 2025

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The Attorney General has filed a case against one Vithanage Don Dayananda, a former Assistant General Manager (AGM) at People’s Bank head office, for allegedly preparing and using a forged document related to a Rs.2,000 million personal guarantee bond.

Colombo High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne has fixed the case (HC 39/2019) for trial on October 30. When the case was called on July 01, the accused had appeared in court.

It is alleged that around June 01, 2006, in Colombo, the accused knowingly prepared a forged document purporting to show that a personal guarantee bond, allegedly signed and dated July 27, 1995, by directors of Yashoda Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.had been submitted to the bank’s head office.

Despite being well aware that the document was a forged one, he had allegedly presented it as genuine evidence during the Commercial High Court Case No. 122/2004.

Therefore, the Attorney General has charged him under Section 459 of the Penal Code.

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2nd round of Grade 06 admission appeals open online today

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1 hour ago

July 3, 2025

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The Ministry of Education has announced that online appeals for the second round of Grade 06 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted from today (July 03) until July 17.

Parents or guardians can submit appeals for up to three schools by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Education at www.moe.gov.lk or directly via the extension at g6application.moe.gov.lk.

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Several showers expected today

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2 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 03), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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