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Indian Coast Guard detain 07 Sri Lankan fishermen for poaching in Indian waters
19 May 2024 (1:38 PM) President instructs to resume "Suraksha" insurance scheme
19 May 2024 (4:18 PM) Landslide early warnings issued for four districts
18 May 2024 (11:13 PM) Frog species endemic to Sri Lanka rediscovered in India after 200 years
19 May 2024 (12:58 PM) Showery and windy conditions expected to enhance further
19 May 2024 (9:37 AM) Red warning issued for very heavy rainfall above 150mm
19 May 2024 (12:31 PM) |
The Indian Coast Guard has detained a 07 Sri Lankans together with a mechanised fishing boat for poaching in Indian waters. 
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the resumption of the "Suraksha" student insurance program, which was temporarily suspended due to economic challenges. Starting from the first week of June, all school students across the island will once again be able to benefit from this insurance scheme. 
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO), on Saturday (May 18) issued early landslide warnings for several localities in four districts, to be in effect until 04.00 p.m. tomorrow (May 19). 
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, rediscovered the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog (Hylarana gracilis) after two centuries in the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary in the Chittoor district, the southernmost point of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. 
Due to pre-monsoonal conditions over the country and surrounding sea areas, prevailing showery and windy conditions are expected to enhance further during the next few days, according to the Meteorology Department. 
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red alert warning of heavy rains for Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western provinces and for Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Mannar districts today (19). Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
