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Cold wave in N'Eliya (Daily News)
A severe cold wave is hitting the Nuwara Eliya district, thus affecting tea and other plantations in the low lying areas. Thick frost is falling throughout the nights and in the early hours hot sun is causing destruction to tea and other vegetation.
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UPFA to hold 40 PC election rallies (Sunday Observer)
Forty Major election rallies, six presided over by President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be held in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale and Puttalam districts during the election campaign of the forthcoming Central and North Western Provincial Council elections, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma told Sunday Observer.
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Postal voting applications closing date extended (Daily News)
The closing date of applications for postal voting was yesterday extended till January 9 to enable school teachers who failed to forward their applications due to school vacation, to avail themselves of this opportunity.
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Police detect 4000 kg explosives in 2008 (Sunday Observer)
Vigilance exercised by the police have led to the recovery of large haul of explosives and firearms from many parts of the country during last year. The timely detections have averted major calamities and disasters in the Western province and elsewhere.
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New road boon to two remote villages (Daily News)
G.A. Gunasena Ginigathena special corr. A new road from Hebbekanda to Badullawatte in the Ambagamuwa (Ginigathena) DS Division in the Nuwara Eliya district has been constructed by the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat under the Government's Gama Neguma programme.
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Lighting it up in Ambagamuwa (Daily News)
Measures have been taken by the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha to illuminate 11 towns in the PS area in the Nuwara Eliya district with new street lamps at night.
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Polythene bag menace (Daily News)
What peace of mind, satisfaction and assurance have we got that the danger and horrendous threat of the non-biodegradable polythene’s ruinous influence is now non-existent and is under check and control.
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Nominations close PC polls on Feb. 14 (Daily News)
Seventeen political parties and 43 independent groups handed in nominations to contest 106 seats in the Central and Northwestern Provincial Councils at the forthcoming polls to the two Councils.
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Vegetable prices rise (Daily News)
There is a scarcity of certain vegetables in the Up Country leading to a price soar. A kilo of raw chillies which was sold at Rs. 100 has now gone up to Rs. 300, consumers complained. A kilo of tomato is sold at Rs. 100.
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Nominations end tomorrow (Daily News)
The period granted for independent groups to make their deposits for the forth coming Central and Waymba (North Western) Provincial Elections will end at noon today while the accepting of nominations will end at noon tomorrow, Deputy Election Commissioner W.P.Sumanasiriri announced yesterday.
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