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Kandy · Kandy

Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island

The Meteorology Department says that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces and in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Galle, and Matara districts today (05). Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night. Fairly strong winds of about 30–40 kmph can be expected at times over the western slopes of the central hil…Read Article

Agriculture · Kandy

Sri Lanka Aims for Debt Repayment Capability by 2028, Says Minister Lalkantha - LNW Lanka News Web

Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Livestock Minister K. D. Lalkantha stated that the Government is committed to achieving debt repayment capability by 2028, while staying on course with the reform programme agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Addressing the media yesterday (July 3) following a special District Development Committee meeting held at the Kandy District Secretariat, the Minister emphasised that the current econom…Read Article

Kandy · Kandy

HRCSL Raises Alarm Over Deaths in Police Custody and Human Rights Violations in Schools - LNW Lanka News Web

Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), Nimal Punchihewa, has revealed that 49 individuals have died in police custody between 2020 and March 2025, with an additional 30 deaths occurring during confrontations involving the Police. He described these figures as deeply concerning, especially as the Police are entrusted with the duty of upholding law and order—not violating it. Punchihewa made these remarks at a human rights a…Read Article

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Film Review: Devi Kusumasana - Colombo Telegraph

By Vipula Wanigasekera – Dr. Vipula Wanigasekera Walking into Devi Kusumasana, I must admit I braced myself for another cinematic letdown—especially after recent works like Gardi by Prasanna Vithanage and Rani by Asoka Handagama, directors once celebrated for their craftsmanship but whose recent efforts, in my view, fell short of expectations. To my surprise and delight, Jayantha Chandrasiri’s latest historical drama proved otherwise. Set agains…Kandy · KandyRead Article

දියවන්නාවේ ගිළී ගිය දුක්විදින්නාගේ අවසන් හෝරාව     - Colombo Telegraph

ආනන්ද ජයවික්‍රම – මහාචාර්ය ආනන්ද ජයවික්‍රම අප සිටින්නේ වසර 76ක තරම් කාලයක් මේ රටම වෙළාගෙන අහිංසක ජනතාව ගොදුරු කරගත් බූවල්ලන් ගෙදර යවා ඔවුන් හොරකම් කළ යටිමගටි ගහපු මේ රටින් පන්නපු ධනස්කන්දය නැවත රටට ගෙනැවිත් රටේ ජනතාව සුඛිතමුදිත  කිරීමට කැප වු ආණ්ඩුවක් යටතේ ය. පසුගිය වසරේ සැප්තැම්බර් 21 වෙනිදාට කලින් ජනතාව දුක් විදින පෝය ගණන ගණන් කළ ඔවුන් අද වන විට බලය ලබාගෙන පෝය 8ක් 9ක් ගෙවා හමාරය. තමන්ට බලය නැති විට සහල් මාෆියාව පාලනය කරන්න බැරි ආණ්ඩුවක් මොකට ද…Kandy · KandyRead Article

Showers, thundershowers expected in several areas across island (Jun 23) - LNW Lanka News Web

June 23, Colombo (LNW): Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (23). Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or nigh…Kandy · KandyRead Article

Coca-Cola announces game-changing initiative at event that draws thousands of pilgrims: 'Signifies our deep-rooted commitment'

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Coca-Cola tackled plastic waste at Sri Lanka's largest cultural celebration. During this year's exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, a major religious and cultural event held in Kandy for the first time in 16 years, Coca-Cola launched a large-scale plastic waste collection program, according to Ada Derana Business. The initiative, called Manugunadam Yatra, is part of its Give Back Life campaign and aligns with Coca-Cola's global World Without W…Coca-Cola · KandyRead Article

Date Set for Historic Esala Perahera Festival

NEWSNOW | –   2025 Kandyan Historical Esala Perahera Maha Mangaliya set. Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela stated that the Esala Perahera Maha Mangaliya will begin on July 25th by planting cups for the auspiciousness of the four great temples. This was during a discussion held at the Ran Auda Mandapam of the Sri Dalada Maligawa today (19) to discuss the organization of the Kandy Esala Perahera. After the 5-day internal temple perahera, the …Kandy · KandyRead Article

කඩුගන්නාව නගර සභාවේ බලය සමඟි ජනබල වේගයට

NEWSNOW | –  මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ කඩුකන්නාව නගර සභාවේ බලය සමගි ජනජනබල වේගයට විසින් අත්පත් කරගෙන ඇත. මෑතකදී අවසන් වූ පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ ප්‍රතිඵලවලට අනුව, බහුතර බලයක් ඇති මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ කඩුගන්නාව නගර සභාවේ බලය සහ සභාපති ධුරය සමගි ජනජනබල වේගය ප්‍රමුඛ විපක්ෂ පක්ෂය විසින් අත්පත් කරගෙන ඇත. කඩුගන්නාව නගර සභාවේ නගරාධිපතිවරයා තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීම සඳහා අද ඡන්දය පැවති විට, බහුතර සහයෝගය ඇතිව සමගි ජනජනබල වේගයේ අපේක්ෂක ලක්ෂිත අබේරත්න නගරාධිපතිවරයා ලෙස …Kadugannawa · KadugannawaRead Article

SJB Secures Power in Akurana PS

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The opposition, led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has secured power in the Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha. MORE..Cricket · AkuranaSee the Story

Train operations restored on Kandy–Peradeniya line - LankaXpress

The section of the railway line between Kandy and Peradeniya stations which was affected due to ground subsidence has been repaired and train services restored, the Railway Department said. Accordingly, the train that departed from Colombo Fort for Badulla at 5.55 a.m. has continued its journey to Kandy. It is reported that the ground subsidence was caused by heavy rainfall in Kandy over the past few days. The post Train operations restored on K…Kandy · KandyRead Article

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