November 01, 2024
Prabhath
All universities under the UGC to close for two weeks
March 13, 2020The University Grants Commission has decided to close all universities for a period of two weeks from today (13) as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new Coronavirus ‘COVID 19’.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has informed all airlines not to carry passengers to Sri Lanka from Coronavirus hit countries Italy, South Korea and Iran with effect from tomorrow (14).
Hotline to complain of any shortage of raw materials for industries due to COVID-19- Min. Weerawansa
March 13, 2020A special telephone hotline has been set up to assist small or large scale industries facing a shortage of raw materials or any other issue due to the Coronavirus.
It has been observed in several areas in the country that consumers have been rushing to supermarkets and stocking up on essential items since last evening (12).
The Government official news portal is maintains by the New Media Unit of the Department of Government Information and it was titled "news.lk" and commenced in mid1996 and release to Internet from March 01st, 1997.
News.lk publishes in three languages – Sinhala, Tamil and English.
+94 11 366 3040
editor@news.lk
