8 July 2021 marks the first anniversary of such a story from India. The pandemic forced the world to adapt to the new-normal in both professional as well as personal spheres. The first such ceremony in India was held on 8 July 2020 when President of India Ram Nath Kovind received the credentials of newly appointed envoys from the UK, New Zealand, and Uzbekistan. Seven more such ceremonies have been held in India since then, with the latest one being held before the first anniversary of virtual presentation of credentials in India. have presented their credentials through virtual mode till date.

The highest number of vaccines given in a single day under the country’s Covid vaccination program was given yesterday (14). Accordingly 384,763 doses have been given to the public yesterday. The first dose of Sinopharm was administered to 338,572 individuals, the second dose of Sinopharm was administered to 35,410 individuals, the first dose of Pfizer was administered to 7,416 individuals, and the Sputnik V vaccine was administered in 3,365 doses. Meanwhile, police have arrested 190 people in the past 24 hours for violating quarantine rules. Accordingly, 50,027 persons have been arrested for violating the rules from October 30 to date.

July 15, 2021 07:25 amThe isolation orders on another locality have been lifted with effect from 6.00 am today (July 15), says the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPCO). Thereby, Mamangam area in Manmunai police area of Batticaloa District will no longer be isolated.

The publisher of the brochure was the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri LankaThe history of the Sri Lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club in 1832. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. After Sri Lanka awarded Test status on 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, Sri Lanka had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Manchester, England, on 16 June 1979. The Indian second-string squad is already in Sri Lanka and the Lankans are going to have a tough time ahead.

1850 – John Wisden bowled out all ten batsmen in the second innings of the match between North and South at Lord’s. It’s the only instance of an all-bowled ten-for in a first-class match. He had already made a five-hour 244 on the first day, including a century before lunch. He was a leading wicket-taker during his domestic career which spanned from 1994-2019, playing mainly for Colts CC. Violence erupted outside of the ring of Kota Lama Sport Stadium in the town of Nabire is only set to hold 1,000 spectators.

It clearly exists, as dozens of black footballers who are periodically abused by bigoted fans can attest. Twitter says it has deleted more than 1,000 racist tweets since the match. Let's say, for the sake of the argument, that 5,000 racist tweets were circulated. It's not only that the racist tweets are the work of a deranged fraction of a minority, as I have argued. The truth is that there are no significant philosophical differences between Priti Patel and England footballers such as Tyrone Mings.

Victims often come out of their trauma after some or many years because they want closure, healing, comfort, support, and justice. Will MeToo express solidarity with them too and reach out? All of us have now grown up in a culture that also promotes assault and harassment through movies, music, and advertisements. Employers must implement training programmes to educate employees about what a fair workplace should be like for men and women. And in turn, could this unfairly set back the gains made by women in the fight for gender equality in the workplace and social justice in general?

The song, by the name “Code of The Ancient Right”, will stress on the importance of listening to the teachings of old and protecting the Earth. The song will feature vocals from Shehara (Sri Lanka), bass from Mohini Dey (India), guitars by Fasy (Maldives), Krysto (based in the US) on keys, and Hambe (Maldives) on drums. Shehara from Sri Lanka Photo © Praveen Mirando PhotographyWe caught up with Shehara and Hambe to learn more about the upcoming collaboration. So I asked Suresh from Stigmata if he knew any good female metal vocalists in Sri Lanka. In the meantime, please join us on our socials and await the release of Code of The Ancient Right which comes out in August.

Brunch reached out to a few of these businesses for their perspective on the third wave. KYND Fashion Truck Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder Saranga Dissanayake explained that KYND’s physical fashion truck (KYND Fashion Truck operates its pop-ups out of a specially designed truck on the weekends at One Galle Face) was not able to be used for the duration of the travel restriction period. Customers’ responses to the third waveBinu from TDC shared that for the TDC client, the trends from the first to third lockdowns were very different. Now that the third wave (or rather the third lockdown) is mostly in the past, how are these companies planning to move forward? Saranga shared that KYND Fashion Truck has lots of plans to expand their ranges and brand.

20 of 2009, to allow foreign companies – most likely to be certain Chinese companies – to generate electricity using renewable energy. When contacted by The Morning, CEWU General Secretary Ranjan Jayalal claimed that there are plans to amend several sections of the said Act to enable foreign companies to obtain licenses to generate electricity using solar and wind power. He further alleged that the CEWU has received information that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is preparing to purchase the electricity that would be generated by such foreign companies at Rs. Attempts to contact State Minister Dissanayake and Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development State Ministry Secretary D.K. However, when contacted, Power Ministry Secretary Wasantha Perera denied the allegations made by the CEWU.

Over 40 Sri Lankan businesses participated in the first in a series of online learning sessions by the “Together We Can” partnership – launched under the IFC-DFAT Women in Work programme. The partnership is aimed at promoting gender-smart policies among Sri Lankan businesses, with a particular focus on helping mitigate Covid-19 impacts. According to IFC research conducted among 15 leading Sri Lankan companies, female employees were twice as likely to report increased household or care responsibilities due to Covid-19. Covid-19 has shown us that family-friendly policies are not just ‘nice-to-haves’ but ‘must-haves’,” said IFC Acting Country Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Victor Antonypillai. “FCCISL is excited to join IFC in launching ‘Together We Can’ to revitalise the gender balance in the private sector workforce,” said FCCISL President Shirley Jayawardena.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has claimed that Government insiders are now considering engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite repeatedly ruling out the possibility of an IMF programme earlier. De Silva has been continuously stating that Sri Lanka is facing a balance of payments crisis, underscoring that the repayment of Sri Lanka’s debts is a serious matter that needs to be resolved. He also claimed that despite the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) stating that the value of the dollar is around Rs. However, de Silva said that it is not too late to save Sri Lanka from a balance of payments crisis, provided that immediate action is taken. To keep the adjustment costs within a manageable level, we must deal with issues prudently and professionally,” he concluded.

The FIDE Chess World Cup is conducted by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and is organised this time by the Russian Government and the Russian Chess Federation. The current world chess champion Magnus Carlson and many top players of the chess world circuit are to join the event from next round. The FIDE Chess World Cup, conducted by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) an organised by the Russian Government and the Russian Chess Federation, is in progress from 10 July to 8 August. All the top players in the world including the world chess champion Magnus Carson are competing for the supremacy in the chess world in this event. The FIDE World Cup winner will receive nearly Rs.

The Cabinet paper, which was presented by the Education Ministry on Monday, has noted the need to prevent inconveniences faced by children when publicly giving evidence before Courts. 32 of 1999, a video evidence recording unit was established in 2001. Accordingly, the Cabinet paper has sought approval to establish nine video evidence recording units within hospital premises, covering the nine Provincial units. The man was also charged with sexually assaulting the girl and was remanded after being produced before the Moratuwa Magistrate’s Court. The Police said that the girl had been sold to various people for sums of Rs.

Accordingly, DSG Tennakoon has informed the Court that statements have been recorded from the Harbour Master and other relevant officials of the SLPA. DSG Tennakoon further assured the Court that justice will be served to those responsible for the erasure of this data. However, DSG Tennakoon rejected these accusations, adding that a fully independent investigation is currently being carried out into the matter. Furthermore, the Court has lifted the travel bans that were imposed on 14 of the total of 24 crew members of the MV X-Press Pearl. The MV X-Press Pearl ship caught fire on 20 May, approximately nine nautical miles away from the Colombo Harbour, after having anchored there a few hours prior to the fire.