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National Mental Health Programme launched at Viharamahadevi Park ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day
Health Ministry launches national mental health programme with 1,926 helpline and rural wellness services.
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Motor Traffic Department says number plate backlog will clear within six months
The DMT has printed 62,000 plates since March and says a seven-day turnaround will follow once registrations back to 2023 are cleared.
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Civil Security Force soldier killed in wild elephant attack in Ampara
E. Upali Wijewardena, 43, died at the scene in the Rajagalathenna reserve on Thursday morning while walking towards Navagiriyawa.
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Cancer radiotherapy planning still down after four months, with over 1,000 patients waiting
The CT simulation service needed to plan radiation therapy has not worked properly since late April. More than 1,000 patients are on the waiting list.
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Child rights advocate says consent matters more than 'good touch, bad touch'
Tushara Wickramanayaka argues any contact without a child's consent can be a bad touch, in a post contrasting two photographs of politicians with children.
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Dry weather toll climbs to 154,167 as an eighth district is added to the list
The affected count has risen by 38,633 in four days. Matale is the new district, and water distribution has finally caught up with the caseload.
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Four killed in separate road crashes, including a police sergeant
Four road deaths Sept 8 from Kotawila, Matara–Akuressa, Koslanda, Keppetipola. Three involved bikes/three-wheelers; one police sergeant.
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WHO cites Sri Lanka for a decade free of malaria and maternal tetanus
Tedros presented the citation to Health Minister Jayatissa in Dili, ten years after Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free.
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Wildlife Department reports fewer elephant conflicts — but the human toll has jumped
207 elephants, 88 people dead by August 21 — elephant deaths slowed sharply this month but human toll worsened compared to earlier.
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Schoolboy, 13, drowns in the Maha Oya at Yakabendiella as father's rescue attempt fails
Nimsara Pramod was declared dead at Dambadeniya Base Hospital. His father was admitted for treatment after also getting into difficulty.
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Grade 5 Scholarship re-scrutiny applications open until September 21
Grade 5 Scholarship aspirants can appeal marks online by September 21 — re-scrutiny applications now open for all test-takers.
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Three leopard cubs born at Pinnawala Zoo named Thiyo, Kylo and Heela
Pinnawala Zoo names three leopard cubs after public voting — nearly 500 suggestions received in nationwide naming contest.
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National reservoir storage flat at 34.3%, but Galle and Vakaneri buck the decline
Major reservoirs stood at 34.3% capacity on September 6 — Irrigation warns some provinces face water stress until rain arrives.
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Car crashes into central barrier on Southern Expressway at Dodangoda
A car travelling from BIA to Matara struck maintenance barriers near the 32.4km post and came to rest on the central guardrail. A woman suffered minor injuries.
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Kataragama Devalaya restricts tusker Wasana to major peraheras only
Kataragama Devalaya restricts tusker Wasana to major peraheras only — veterinary concerns cited over smaller processions.
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WHO South-East Asia session opens in Dili, with Jayatissa in the chair
The 79th Regional Committee session opened in Timor-Leste. Sri Lanka's health minister warned of climate change, dengue and workforce shortages.
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A/L answer script evaluation begins, to be completed by October 25
Marking of this year's Advanced Level papers has started in three stages, with results due before the end of 2026 and practicals from September 24.
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Amber heat advisory issued for northern and eastern districts for Monday
The heat index could reach 'Caution' level in the North Central and Eastern provinces and seven districts, the Met Department's early warning centre says.
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Ampara reservoirs fall to 21.5% as most of Sri Lanka's tanks drop below half capacity
Eastern Province reservoirs keep falling, but the slide has slowed sharply since August and the Irrigation Department says supplies will last the Yala season.
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Dengue inspectors found breeding sites at 30,919 premises in eight months
The National Dengue Control Unit says 355,683 premises were inspected from January to the third week of August, with mosquito larvae found at 30,919 of them.
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Dengue death toll rises to 73 as Sri Lanka's case total reaches 96,228
The National Dengue Control Unit recorded 737 cases in the first four days of September, a pace well below August's and a fraction of July's peak.
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EV owner says traffic police did not recognise new green number plate
EV owner stopped in Weliweriya says police didn't recognize new green plate. Motor Traffic Commissioner confirms green plates are legal.
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One-year-old girl killed by reversing cab at Kilinochchi home
The child was run over in the garden of the family home in Uruthirapuram as her grandfather backed the vehicle out, police said.
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Fire breaks out at coconut timber products factory in Madampe
Chilaw Urban Council firefighters, helped by residents, are working to contain a blaze at the Madampe plant. The cause and extent of damage are not yet known.