On the first Friday of each month, more than 570 residents 65 or older wait in line for free groceries at the Pasadena Senior Center, its director says. An additional 100 have food delivered. In 2008, approximately 350 sought assistance.
The director of a senior citizens food bank in Pasadena said demand for groceries has almost doubled over the last three years.
Three persons from the same family including a seven-year-old girl are reported dead after drowning in flood waters at Puwakpitiya.
Two persons have been reported dead after a mound of earth collapsed on a house at Deiyandara, Pallewela.
The Department of Meteorology says prevailing showery conditions are expected to continue in the south-western part of the island today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterated that our constitution mandates that the government should accord priority to Buddhism. This responsibility is not solely vested in the government but extends to the state as a whole. Therefore, the support of all three branches of the state—the executive led by the President, the Parliament led by the Speaker and […]
A man has been arrested in southern France over a plan to attack a football stadium which will be used during this summer’s Olympic Games, officials say. The 18-year-old of Chechen origin was apprehended in Saint-Etienne on 22 May after authorities found evidence of an Islamist-inspired attack, officials say. Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin praised the […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored that according to the constitution, prioritizing Buddhism is imperative. He emphasized that the responsibility of upholding this principle is vested in the executive, legislature and judiciary.
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