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The Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka celebrated the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (Meeladun Nabi) on Friday. Pic by Indika Handuwala

Trains given full bath before services begin tomorrow

Omani firm that sought Colombo prime land now wants solar park

High Court stops payments for harmful Chinese fertiliser; shipment to be turned away

Highly publicised COVID-19 fund: More than 1.6bn still not used

Indo-Lanka fishing conflict surfaces again

Teacher trade unions call for parents’ support to win their demands

Kerawalapitiya plant: CEB engineers seek SC order to quash Govt.’s deals with US firm

TRCSL to hand over Lotus Tower to Treasury-owned company

Kushinagar welcomes Lankan delegation

Rs. 85 billion tunnel project: Irrigation Ministry responds to ST story – Right of reply

CPC recommends fuel price hike instead of tax reduction

First week in school: More focus on psycho-social recreation than academic activities

More native flowering plants face extinction

Vaccines and immunity under the microscope

COVID-hit family in April infected by strain in Egypt, KDU study reveals

Pfizer jabs for O/L students begin

‘Gathering’ shuns ‘brimming’ Minneriya

The tragedy of the babies – was a rare twin a victim of starvation?

Why didn’t SLEDB go with Moratuwa students’ winning concept for Dubai Expo 2020?

Once pristine Rambakan Oya waters made unfit for consumption

Walkways for recreation; muddy roads for daily grind

Pick of the pix

Antivenom unavailable for common viper strikes

Workers await chance to move without hindrance

Farmers find mid-season yields in successful green gram crop

Met Dept. warns of showers with severe lightning

Water bodies heavily polluted by heavy metals, new study reveals

Dairy industry fears collateral damage from cattle slaughter ban

Focus on health workers’ mental well-being