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திருமலை திருப்பதியில் பக்தர்கள் காணிக்கையாகச் செலுத்தும் தலைமுடி சேகரிக்கப்பட்டு வைக்கப்படுகிறது. பின்னர், அது கீழ் திருப்பதிக்குக் கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டு தலைமுடியின் தரத்திற்கேற்ப பிரித்தெடுத்து சுத்தம் செய்யப்படுகிறது

Vice Admiral Damien Fernando has been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and named the 27th Commander of the Navy by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The letter of appointment was handed over to him this afternoon (June 30) by Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

The appointment will take effect from tomorrow (July 01), when the current Navy Commander, Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, is scheduled to retire from service.

Admiral Damien Fernando previously served as the Navy’s Chief of Staff.

Vice Admiral Damian Fernando received his education at St Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa. He joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 1991 as an Officer Cadet in the Executive Branch under the 21st intake and, having successfully completed his basic naval training at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee, was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1993.

During a distinguished naval career span

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Ms Sonali Jain-Chandra, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (June 30), commending Sri Lanka’s resilience and the Government’s progress in implementing its economic recovery programme.

The meeting marked the conclusion of the IMF delegation’s visit to Colombo from 24 to 30 June, during which recent macroeconomic developments and the implementation of reforms under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement were reviewed.

The IMF highly praised the Government’s stewardship of the economy and noted that Sri Lanka has made greater progress than many other countries implementing IMF-supported programmes. The delegation commended the Government for maintaining macroeconomic stability despite a series of external shocks and for remaining firmly committed to its reform agenda.

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கடலூர் அருகே வீட்டின் படுக்கையறையில் பொருத்தப்பட்டிருந்த ஏசியிலிருந்து 3 பாம்புகள் மீட்கப்பட்டன.

சிலர் உலகக் கோப்பை போட்டிகளைப் பார்ப்பதற்கு பிரத்தியேகத்தன்மை, தனியுரிமை மற்றும் ஆடம்பரத்தைத் தேடுகிறார்கள். அவர்களுக்கு விலையைப் பற்றி இந்தக் கவலையும் இல்லை.

Businessman Viraj Wickramanayake, who was arrested in connection with an incident of allegedly assaulting and injuring an employee, has been granted bail.

The suspect was taken into custody by the Maharagama Police and was subsequently produced before the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court.

The magistrate ordered to release him on two personal bails of Rs. 500,000 each.

The matter in question has been referred to a mediation board.

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