November 6, 2021 09:45 pmThe cement companies have decided to increase the retail price of a bag of 50kg cement has been increased by Rs. Accordingly, the stipulated price of a cement bag now stands at Rs. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

November 06, 2021 17:32 UTC

A new Limited Edition OnePlus phone is right around the corner as per several cryptic tweets by the company. These include retro graphics and … fruits. OnePlus is going to be launching a new Limited Edition. The retro graphics on the note are probably a clue - but I'm hoping the phone doesn't come with Android Cupcake. As with past Limited Edition OnePlus collaborations, we’ll likely see Pac-Man-themed accessories and a special retail box.

November 06, 2021 07:01 UTC

The daily count of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka moved to 628 today (November 05) as 146 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit said. According to the Government Information Department, one returnee from overseas is also among the new infections. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 544,013. As many as 514,573 recoveries and 13,821 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic. More than 15,600 active cases in total are currently under medical care, official figures showed.

November 06, 2021 06:00 UTC

Exactly one week ago, Reliance and Google formally unveiled the JioPhone Next – an entry-level Android device optimized for the Indian market priced at INR 6,499. As of today, the phone is officially on sale and we’ve recapped all the ways you can order JioPhone Next as well as the EMI plans that can help the phone’s cost go as low as INR 1,999 alongside monthly plans. The first step in getting a JioPhone Next is registering your interest via Reliance’s official website with a valid email and mobile number. You can also use WhatsApp to reserve your JioPhone Next by sending ‘Hi’ to the official JioMart Digital Offers number “7018270182”. JioPhone Next brings a 5.45-inch LCD with HD+ resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage.

November 05, 2021 22:10 UTC

But all that changed with the formation of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) on this very day back in 2007. Spearheaded by Google, this was an initiative to develop and promote the adoption of Android as a viable, open smartphone platform. Alcatel Mobile TCL was one of the members of the Open Handset Alliance via its licensing of the Alcatel brand. HTCThe long-running phone maker released the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) in late 2008, which was the first commercially available Android phone. Speaking of Lenovo, the Chinese brand has been a fixture in the Android phone space since 2011.

November 05, 2021 20:00 UTC





COLOMBO (News 1st); The Importer’s Association of Sri Lanka says that 15,000 metric tons of rice has been ordered from India. Nihal Seneviratne, the Vice President of the Importers’ Association, said that stocks of samba, kiri samba, white rice and nadu rice have been ordered from India. He added that the stock of rice is expected to reach the country within the next 14 days.

November 05, 2021 12:07 UTC

BY Dinitha RathnayakeConsumer rights activists are to conduct a silent protest today (5) in front of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) due to the extraordinary gazette issued removing maximum retail prices (MRPs) imposed on certain essential commodities. The Government has removed the retail price cap on several essential commodities through a recent extraordinary gazette notification, thereby cancelling the gazette notifications previously issued imposing MRPs on such. The following seven gazette notifications previously published by the CAA have been rescinded by the new communiqué:Order No. 39 published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2048/30 on 6 December 2017 for MRP on dried fish, coconut, dried chilies, Maldive fish, and several other itemsOrder No.

November 05, 2021 06:00 UTC

If you own a Vivo smartphone, there are several ways to take screenshots. Whether you own an X70 series flagship or one of the company’s budget options, there are several ways to take screenshots on a Vivo smartphone. 1: Use your phone’s buttons It’s the standard Android screenshot method that works across all Android phones. It’s also the quickest and arguably easiest way to snag a screenshot of the content displayed on your screen. If you can’t quite grip the phone’s side buttons to snag a screenshot, here’s how you can use your fingers to take screenshots on a Vivo device: Check if S-capture is activated.

November 05, 2021 01:12 UTC

The best way then is to install the Google Play Store on Windows 11. How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11There are quite a lot of steps to install Google Play Store on Windows 11 according to the method above. That is the method we will be following for our steps in this tutorial on how to run the Google Play Store on Windows 11. Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android and enable Developer Mode Head over to the Settings app in Windows 11. Palash Volvoikar / Android AuthorityUsing Google Play Store on Windows 11 It’ll take a few moments, but Google Play Store should now be installed on your Windows 11 system.

November 04, 2021 22:10 UTC

Well, here are the top 10 craziest ways someone quit their job. If the boss didn’t hear Joey saying he quit, the band made sure that he saw them march out singing, “We quit, we quit!” Message received—loud and clear. While Wahl’s case was emotional, it is still a crazy way to quit a job. 5 Craziest Ways People Have Quit Their JobsUsually, cakes are for weddings, anniversaries, birthday celebrations, and other significant events. Well, the story is he quit his job via Facetime in a one-sided video, to be exact.

November 04, 2021 20:05 UTC

$53M for nothingMy partner has been loving playing Unpacking , a sort of meditative puzzle/clicker out of Australia (The Guardian). The maker, Witch Beam, lists just six people on the game developer website. Roundup🤔 Nothing has five new products in the works, so get ready for more endless teases! Also, EA has registered “EA Sports F.C.” as a trademark in the UK and EU (Wired). 🤔 “Will the melting polar ice caps actually bring on an ice age due to lower ocean salinity?” (r/askscience)

November 04, 2021 19:06 UTC

May 20, 2019 bythemorninglk No CommentsJune 19, 2021 byNews Admin No CommentsThe Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne wrote a letter to Defence Secretary General (Retired) Shantha Kottegoda raising concerns over possible interference The Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility led in part by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will probably announce the countries and the donations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccin

November 04, 2021 17:06 UTC

Children aged five to 11 will be forced to prove they are vaccinated if they want to enter restaurants and entertainment venues. San Francisco plans to mandate children aged 5 to 11 show proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues. CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky then signed off on the vote, meaning that approximately 28 million children in the US are now eligible for the shots. China has reportedly started rolling out its own vaccines to three-year-old children, and Chile is vaccinating children aged six and older. Meanwhile, just 27 percent of parents said they would get their children vaccinated 'right away'.

November 04, 2021 07:21 UTC

Netflix has opened up its games to all Android app users, and it’s not exactly revolutionary, but it’s a classic Netflix approach. After a series of tests in Poland, then Spain and Italy, the Netflix app will now direct users of the Android app to also download and play some games. That’s a global release, though you’ll need to update your Netflix app. The games: Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up. Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up.

November 04, 2021 01:01 UTC

X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo causing a huge, irreversible disaster where the vessel was engulfed in flames by 27th May and declared a total loss. By the initiative Pearl Pacify, we as a club, aim to come up with all the possible solutions to minimise the adverse effects caused by the disaster. So with regards to this major prevailing issue, Pearl Pacify plays a great role in making attempts to heed our obligation to nature. Team Pearl Pacify being involved with Rotaractors, Interactors and the Pearl Protectors, are looking forward to having the nurdle collecting campaign in the affected coastal areas and all volunteers are welcome to join the campaign. To incorporate these strategic ways of approaching the appropriate solutions to overcome disasters like this and save the ocean and marine life, make Pearl Pacify a unique turning point for a practically approachable and groundbreaking change!

November 02, 2021 21:11 UTC