On the instructions of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) has initiated a programme to assist artistes who had been affected owing to the prevailing situation in the country.
Accordingly, as per legal provisions, the CCF has provided Rs 10 million to encourage artistes and to prevent them from abandoning the artistic field, the PM's Office said.
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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