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Special security and traffic plan in Anuradhapura and Mihintale for Poson - LankaXpress

Acting Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler stated that this special security and traffic plan will be implemented starting tomorrow (09). He also mentioned that nearly 3,500 police officers have been deployed for this purpose and that these officers will be responsible for providing security, controlling traffic, carry out life-saving activities around rivers, and also engage in security duties in civilian attire. He further urged devotees coming …Anuradhapura · Anuradhapura See the Story

Vesak Pardon Mystery Deepens, Sri Lanka President in the Dark?

ECONOMYNEXT – A man convicted of financial fraud released under a Vesak Day pardon by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, an action that was slammed by opposition legislators, may not have been in originally approved list, a statement from his office said. Prison authorities usually select names of eligible inmates and submits them to the Ministry of Justice, the President’s media office said, under constitutional provisions. For this Vesak Day …Cricket · Anuradhapura See the Story

‘Deranabhiwandana 2025’ at Ruwanweli Maha Seya today - LankaXpress

The ‘Deranabhiwandana 2025’ programme will take place at the Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura throughout the day today (June 10). Proceedings commenced at 5:45 a.m. with the ‘Sambuddha Pooja’ and ‘Seela Samadana’. A range of religious observances—including Dhamma sermons, Dharma discussions, Sambuddha Pooja, and the blessing of the oil lamp by the pilgrimage poet Venerable Deegala Piyadassi Thero—will be broadcast live on TV Derana and FM Der…Anuradhapura · Anuradhapura Read Article

මෙරටට බුදු දහම රැගෙන ආ උතුම් වූ පොසොන් පොළොස් වන පොහොය අදයි

NEWSNOW| – සම්බුද්ධ ශාසනය මෙරට පිහිටුවීම සිහිපත් කෙරෙන පො‍සොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය අදයි .(10) මෙරට බුදු දහම ස්ථාපිත කිරීම පිණිස මිහිදු මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ ප්‍රමුඛ ධර්මදූත පිරිස මෙරටට වැඩම කළේ අදවන් පොහොය දිනකය. අනුරාධපුර මිහින්තලා පර්වතයට වැඩම කළ මිහිදු මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ ලක්දිව එවකට පාලනය කළ දෙවන පෑතිස් රජු ඇතුළු පිරිස පංචසීලයේ පිහිටුවා චුල්ලහත්ථි පදෝපම සුත්‍රය දේශනා කළහ. බුදු රජාණන් වහන්සේ බුද්ධත්වයට පත්වී සිව්වන සතියේ රුවන්ගෙයි වැඩ හිදිමින් ප්‍රථම…Anuradhapura · Anuradhapura Read Article

පොසොන් පොහොය වෙනුවෙන් විශේෂ දුම්රිය සේවාව අද සිට

NEWSNOW | – පොසොන් පොහොය නිමිත්තෙන් අද(09) සිට විශේෂ දුම්රිය සේවා ක්‍රියාත්මක වන බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය නිවේදනය කරයි. ඒ අනුව, කොළඹ – කොටුව සිට අනුරාධපුරය දක්වා විශේෂ දුම්රිය සේවා 20 ක් ක්‍රියාත්මක වන අතර අනුරාධපුරයේ සිට මිහින්තලය දක්වා තවත් විශේෂ දුම්රිය සේවා 36 ක් ක්‍රියාත්මක බව දුම්රිය සාමාන්‍ය අධිකාරී ධම්මික ජයසුන්දර මහතා පවසයි. ලබන 11 වනදා දක්වා විශේෂ පොසොන් පොහොය දුම්රිය සේවාව ක්‍රියාත්මක වන බව දුම්රිය දෙපාර්’තමේන්තුව පැවසීය. ලංකාදීප පු…Anuradhapura · Anuradhapura Read Article

Sri Lankan politicians facing corruption charges flock to temples seeking blessings

AI-generated image – Characters depicted are fictional Over fifty individuals, including former ministers, politicians, and senior government officials in Sri Lanka, have recently visited various temples, shrines, and kovils across the country to perform religious rituals and seek blessings for peace and protection, according to reliable sources. Most of these individuals are reportedly facing serious allegations of corruption and illegal accumu…Corruption · Anuradhapura Read Article

AIA Insurance celebrates 30 years of lifesaving impact with Poson Safety Programme

29 May 2025 – AIA Insurance proudly celebrates a significant milestone this year as it marks the 30th anniversary of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative—the AIA Poson Safety Programme. Since its inception in 1993, this lifesaving initiative has played a significant role during Sri Lanka’s Poson season, protecting pilgrims and promoting public safety across the North Central Province. This year, the programme will once again b…Insurance · Anuradhapura Read Article

Electric fences has become the main course of elephants deaths in Sri Lanka • Sri Lanka Brief

The destruction of human and elephant lives, along with property damage, has continued unchecked for over five years, according to data from wildlife authorities. Electrocution has now become the leading cause of elephant deaths. According to the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC), in 2020 and 2021, the primary causes of elephant fatalities were ‘Hakka Pattas’ (jaw bombs) and gunshot wounds. However, from 2022 to April 9, 2025, gunshot in…Anuradhapura · Anuradhapura Read Article

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Prisons Media Spokesman Tenders Resignation - LankaXpress

බන්ධනාගාර දෙපාර්'තමේන්තුවේ මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රකාශකවරයා ඉල්ලා අස්වීම භාර දෙයි

Superintendent of Anuradhapura Prison Remanded - LankaXpress

Special security and traffic plan in Anuradhapura and Mihintale for Poson - LankaXpress

Vesak Pardon Mystery Deepens, Sri Lanka President in the Dark?

‘Deranabhiwandana 2025’ at Ruwanweli Maha Seya today - LankaXpress

මෙරටට බුදු දහම රැගෙන ආ උතුම් වූ පොසොන් පොළොස් වන පොහොය අදයි

පොසොන් පොහොය වෙනුවෙන් විශේෂ දුම්රිය සේවාව අද සිට

Sri Lankan politicians facing corruption charges flock to temples seeking blessings

AIA Insurance celebrates 30 years of lifesaving impact with Poson Safety Programme

Electric fences has become the main course of elephants deaths in Sri Lanka • Sri Lanka Brief

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