A total of Rs.2684 million has been transferred from the Treasury to all the District Secretariats for the month of July to be paid for kidney patients, differently-abled persons and low-income elders, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.
Accordingly, elders' allowance will be available to the beneficiaries from the post offices. In contrast, he said differently-abled and kidney patients allowance will be issued through Divisional Secretariats from August 25 (Friday) onwards.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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