To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Carrom Federation the 50th National Carrom Championship took off in a grand scale at the Carrom Federation Headquarters, Kohuwala on Saturday (20) and will conclude on Wednesday (24).
Conducted in six categories in Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Veterans over three hundred and fifty slicers representing all districts of the island will battle for supremacy.
For the first time in the history of the game a handsome package of Rs. 100,000 is at stake for the Men's and Women's players winning the Championship in addition to the glittering championship trophies.
The award presentation will be held at the Headquarters, Kohuwala on Wednesday (24) in the presence of special invitees.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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