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Wild elephant overturns pilgrim bus on Kataragama–Buttala road
A bus carrying pilgrims from Chilaw overturned after a wild elephant pushed it off the road near Kataragama. Injury counts differ sharply between outlets.
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24-hour water cut for Colombo suburbs from Thursday night
NWSDB cut supply from 8pm Thursday and has now extended it to 11.30pm Friday, affecting Dehiwala, Moratuwa, Nugegoda and Colombo 06.
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Ministry warns of legal action over abuse of children linked to scholarship results
Ministry warns that punishing children over exam results is a legal offence, and urges media to stop naming top scorers.
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Trincomalee tanks run dry as villagers ration the last water for wildlife
Four reservoirs emptied in Kantale and Thambalagamuwa. Farmers report 80% crop loss, milk yields down 75%, and compensation beginning.
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Sensor system to warn train drivers of elephants to be piloted at 13 locations
A public-private pilot will put three-beam detection sensors and in-cab alerts at 13 high-risk railway locations from next month.
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2026 Grade 5 Scholarship results released; cut-off mark set at 139
About 56,000 candidates cleared the 139-mark cut-off. Top scores were 193 in the Sinhala medium from Kurunegala and 188 in the Tamil medium from Jaffna.
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Polonnaruwa shuts off the last of its irrigation water as the FAO warns of an exceptional El Niño
Polonnaruwa's irrigation releases from main reservoirs stopped completely this week, as FAO warns of exceptional El Niño.
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Veteran singer and actor Priyankara Perera dies at 64
Priyankara Perera, the cassette-era singer and actor and eldest son of Milton Perera, has died at 64 at the Colombo National Hospital after a period of illness.
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Amber advisory narrows to the south-east: 50-60 kmph gusts off Hambantota to Pottuvil
Amber advisory issued for Hambantota to Pottuvil with 50-60 kmph winds and rough seas expected.
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August closes with 10,157 dengue cases — barely a third of July's total
The National Dengue Control Unit says August ended with 10,157 cases against July's 29,964, taking the year to 95,493 with the death toll holding at 72.
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Dry weather now affects 88,068 people, as Cabinet allocates Rs. 3bn for 8,000 acres of ruined crops
The DMC counts 88,068 people across six districts, with Hambantota off the list. Crop compensation is set at Rs. 100,000 per hectare, capped at five acres.
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Horton Plains to get daily visitor caps, online booking and an electric shuttle
Authorities plan daily visitor limits and time-slot booking at Horton Plains National Park, with an electric shuttle proposed to keep private vehicles out.
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NBRO says nearly 30,000 houses in landslide-prone areas need relocating
The National Building Research Organisation says close to 30,000 homes sit in high-risk landslide zones, 16,746 of them affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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Residents warn of loose rocks and trees above the Hatton-Colombo road at Ginigathhena
Rockfall risk at Ginigathhena on Hatton-Colombo road. Recent debris cleared but loose rocks and trees remain unstable.
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Showers and 40 kmph winds forecast again on Tuesday as the pattern holds
The Met Department expects showers in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and four districts on Tuesday, repeating Monday's outlook almost word for word.
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Wildlife Department trucks water into Yala as forest water sources run dry
New ponds are being dug and old water holes restored in Yala, filled by bowser from the Menik Ganga. At Illukpitiya, elephants find only a muddy pool.
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Search for 19-year-old swept away in the Kalu Ganga at Horana
Police search Kalu Ganga near Naragala Bridge for youth swept away while bathing with friends Monday evening.
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Water in 612 Anuradhapura tanks falls below 5% as Rajarata drought deepens
The district secretary says 788 of Anuradhapura's 2,410 minor tanks have almost dried up and more than 75% of remaining reserves sit in just seven reservoirs.
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Police open investigation into model Chula Padmendra's death; inquest scheduled
Model Chula Padmendra, 46, found dead in Piliyandala. Police treating death as suspicious; inquest scheduled.
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In drought-hit Polonnaruwa villages, the day is organised around fetching water
Polonnaruwa villages face water crisis as residents travel kilometres daily while wells dry up during drought.
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All four recovered dead off Pamunugama after being swept away while bathing at Epamulla
The body of the 13-year-old boy has been found, completing the recovery of all four swept out to sea at Epamulla beach on Sunday afternoon.
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Four train services cancelled as power set and locomotive go unavailable
Two Kelani Valley Line passenger trains and two Main Line freight services were cancelled. The Station Masters' Union says breakdowns are becoming routine.
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Seventeen tea workers hospitalised after wasp attack on a Hatton estate
Sixteen women and one man were admitted to Dickoya Base Hospital after a disturbed wasp nest triggered an attack on pluckers at Raja Estate, Hatton.
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Four injured, one critically, in head-on collision at Mawanella
Van collides head-on with sand tipper near Gadol Bridge in Mawanella; four injured admitted to hospital.