President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday declared open the Poison-free Agricultural Educational Trade Exhibition which was organized under the “Toxin Free Nation” program at the BMICH,President Media Unit said.
The three-day exhibition and sale, organized by the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Agriculture, will be open for public from 10.00.a.m. – 9.00.p.m. daily free of charge. After declaring open the exhibition the President toured the exhibition pavilions.
This Three-Year National Program named “A Wholesome Agriculture – A Healthy Populace – A Toxin free nation” has been initiated with the intention of preventing the use of highly toxic agrochemicals in farming sector. Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero , Ministers S.B. Dissanayake, Duminda Dissanayake, Secretary to the President P.B. Abeykoon and others participated on this occasion.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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