Health Ministry cautions public on rat fever
The Health Care and Nutritional Ministry yesterday said nearly 200
Sri Lankans have died due to leptospirosis, commonly known as rat
fever during the past few months and warned the public especially
the farmer community who are affected by this fever to seek medical
treatment only from Government hospitals.
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Ceasefire only if LTTE disarms itself completely - Keheliya
Rambukwella
In the backdrop of the Security Forces inflicting heavy damage on
the LTTE in the Wanni, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has reiterated
that there won’t be a ceasefire at this juncture with the LTTE,
until the outfit totally disarms itself and enters the political
mainstream decently.
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Ethnic based enclaves not acceptable - Prof. Warnapala
Ethnic based enclaves which the minority political parties have
sought as units of devolution were not acceptable to the SLFP as a
matter of principle, said Prof. Wiswa Warnapala, commenting on
proposals submitted to the APRC by the UPF, CWC and the SLMC.
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Second suspect remanded in boy abduction case
The second suspect involved in the abduction of a five-year-old boy
was taken in for questioning in the Madawela town near Wattegama on
a tip off received by the SIU of the Kandy police last week.
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Angry CGR commuters cause Rs. 100,000 loss
Sri Lanka Railways incurred a loss of over Rs. 100,000 due to
damages caused to property by angry commuters after pandemonium
broke out at the Colombo Fort Railway Station on Friday evening.
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A gang of eight in motor cycles snatching gold chains from women was taken into custody by Wellawa Police. According to Police, the gang had been operating in several villages in the Kurunegala district and had robbed gold chains over Rs. 500,000.
Postal Votes Percentage in Monaragala District - Mahinda Rajapaksa 66.70%& Sarath Fonseka 32.95% | President Mahinda Rajapaksa - United People's Freedom Alliance – 4,988 | General Sarath Fonseka - New Democratic Front – 2,464
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. The match played in Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India 245/all out (48.02 ov).Sri Lanka 249/6 (48.3 ov)
