Makumbura Bus Terminal prepared to provide services for New Year travel - Officials
Arrangements have been made to provide transport facilities today (13) as well for passengers travelling to their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Assistant Manager of the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre, D.N. Weththasinghe, stated. MORE..
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MP Mujibur Rahman files CID complaint over coal tender irregularities
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán ejected after 16 years in European electoral earthquake
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Asha Bhosle receives Tricolour tribute
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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies at 92
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Legendary singer Asha Bhosle hospitalised in Mumbai
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