Year to Build Public Trust in Justice and Fairness - President says in Kandy
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The Indian Naval Ship (INS) GHARIAL made a port call in Colombo for operational turnarounds on 04 Feb 26. The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in compliance with naval traditions.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the decisions and judgments delivered within the Supreme Court complex serve as a mirror that clearly reflects the justice, democracy, and the rule of law in Sri Lanka.
To provide the Rs. 10,000 grant distributed from the President’s Fund to schoolchildren in all districts affected by Cyclone Ditwah, a sum of Rs. 1,925,010,000.00 has been allocated by the President’s Fund. All the relevant allocations have now been forwarded by the respective District Secretaries to the Divisional Secretaries.
Showers will occur at times in Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in Uva and Eastern provinces and in Hambantota, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
The Governor of the of Gujarat, Mr. Acharya Devvrat, along with the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Harsh Sanghvi, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on February 05 at the Parliamentary Complex to discuss the arrangements related to the exhibition of the Devnimori Sacred Relics of the Lord Buddha, which have been brought to Sri Lanka under the patronage of Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and the Government of India.
Government to Provide Compensation for Disaster-Affected Industries for the First Time
Construction of the Mahaiyawa Underpass Bridge on the Kandy–Jaffna Road (A009) and the Gatambe Flyover to Resume Tomorrow
The High-Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (Supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC) convened another session this week (03 Feb) at the Parliament Complex under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).
Ms L.S.I. Jayarathna, who has been appointed as the country’s 42nd Auditor General, was formally presented with her letter of appointment by Secretary to the President, Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) has recorded its highest-ever passenger traffic in 2025, handling 140,614 passengers, the Airport and Aviation Services Company announced. This is the highest number of passenger movements since the airport was inaugurated in 2013.
The sacred Devni Mori relics, brought to Sri Lanka from the Devni Mori shrine in India, have been placed for public veneration at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple from 7.00 a.m. today (5) and will remain until the 11th.
First Capital Holdings PLC has donated LKR. 15 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief to communities affected by the cyclone Ditwah.
The 78th National Independence Day of Sri Lanka, themed around “Let's Build Sri Lanka” was marked on 04 Feb 26. On the sidelines of the main ceremony, the Sri Lanka Navy honoured the nation, according a 25-Gun Salute onboard Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Sayura at 12.00 noon.
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