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Cabinet grants approval to table Rs 1735 bn vote-on budget before Parliament
Cabinet approval has been granted to put forward a vote-on budget amounting to Rs 1735 billion before Parliament in due course.
The proposal which would cater to the financial expenditure for the first quarter of 2019, was passed during yesterday's cabinet meeting when it was put forward by Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as Finance Minister.
Accordingly the budget allocations comprise a sum of Rs 760 million for the sustainance of the Government Public Service, Rs 970 billion for the expenditures previously authorised by different laws and Rs 5 billion for the Government Advance Account.
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Funeral of Malini Fonseka with state honours on Monday
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Three SJB Electoral organisers tender resignations
Three Electoral Organisers of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya tendered their resignations.
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Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando Jailed
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Ex-Minister Duminda Dissanayake arrested over gold-plated T-56 rifle
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake was arrested today by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) over the incident where a gold plated T56 firearm was found from an apartment complex in Wellawatte, Police said
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Queen of Sinhala Cinema,Malini Fonseka Passes Away
Veteran actress and Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema, Malini Fonseka, passed away this morning, March 24, 2025, at the age of 78 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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