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Imran Khans PTI vice president buried

[May 19 2013]

The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistans PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, has been held at a mosque in Karachi. She was shot dead outside her home in Karachi by gunmen on a motorcycle.

 

Detained Bangladeshis to return from Sri Lanka

[May 19 2013]

Sixty-one Bangladeshis, who were in Sri Lankan detention camps for four months after being picked up by that country’s navy in February, returned to Dhaka today.

 

Body of missing sailor recovered

[May 19 2013]

The body of a sailor who went missing following the capsizing of a Sri Lanka Navy boat at the Galle Face during yesterdays Victory Day parade, was found from Bambalapitiya today.

 

Two killed in accident

[May 19 2013]

Two persons were killed due to an accident that took place at Mihirigama Road, off Nittambuwa today.

 

Two drowned in Mahaweli river

[May 19 2013]

Two people were drowned while bathing in the Mahaweli River near Kandakaduwa in Aralaganwila last evening.

 

Teenage girl stabbed to death

[May 19 2013]

A 1teenage girl in Mahasenpura was stabbed to death using a sharp object, police sources in Polonnaruwa said.

 

Sailor missing after navy boat capsized in Victory Parade

[May 18 2013]

A sailor went missing and two others were hospitalised when a Navy boat capsized during the Victory Day Parade this morning. Three sailors who were on board on an Arrow Craft were thrown overboard when the boat capsized during the parade.

 

Managers body found in Wattala

[May 18 2013]

The body of the 40-year-old Manager who had allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Kelani River on Wednesday morning was found near Palliyawatta area in Wattala today, the police said.

 

Two dies in Kadugannawa accident

[May 18 2013]

Two persons were killed and another sustained serious injurious when the car they were travelling in crashed into a bus parked on the roadside in Kadugannawa this morning, the police said.

 

President at Victory Day celebrations

[May 18 2013]

It was another historic moment for the nation and the Commander-in-Chief as Sri Lanka celebrated the fourth anniversary of the victory in the humanitarian operation with the Victory Day parade at Galle Face this morning under the patronage of the President.

 

Two dead in Thalangama bus accident

[May 17 2013]

Two persons were killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a private bus rammed into a bus halt in Thalangama this afternoon. The bus which had lost its controls had crashed into a bus halt killing the commuters who were at the halt,

 

Three children were drowned in Vavuniya

[May 17 2013]

Three children were drowned when a mother had jumped into a well with them in Thandikulam, Vavuniya this morning. However the woman was rescued by the neighbours.

 

A soldier killed and 18 injured when a truck toppled

[May 17 2013]

A solider was killed and 18 others sustained injuries when an army truck toppled in Settikulam this morning, police said.

 

Former LTTE leader gets 15 months RI

[May 16 2013]

Former senior leader of the now defunct LTTE terrorist outfit, Gunasundaram Gunasundaram who pleaded guilty to the charge of not disclosing the Tigers' international arms deals was sentenced to 15 months rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today.

 

Legendary Beckham calls it a day

[May 16 2013]

British football star David Beckham has retired from the sport, bringing an end to a glittering career on the field. Since his debut for Manchester United two decades ago, the 38-year-old has emerged as arguably the most iconic sportsman of his generation, captaining England, collecting 115 caps,

 

UNP to support executive presidency

[May 16 2013]

The UNP which introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978 and rejected it at the 2010 presidential election has once again gone back to its original policy when the party announced that they would present a draft Constitution which includes an Executive President.

 

CID grills Fonseka

[May 16 2013]

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today recorded a statement from former Army Commander turned politician Sarath Fonseka, regarding the suicide attempt on his life within the army headquarters.

 

Australia tightens immigration laws

[May 16 2013]

Australian senate today adopted a controversial amendment to the 'Migration Act', allowing people who arrive by boat to be processed at offshore facilities on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island. The move is aimed at discouraging asylum-seekers showing up on Australia's shore illegally through sea route.

 

Bogus Katchcheri busted

[May 15 2013]

Colombo Crime Division on a warrant searched a house in Ward Place, Colombo 08 yesterday and arrested a woman along with a set of forged documents and 19 fake rubber stamps used to produce such documents. The suspect was to be produced in courts, police said.

 

 

“The war against terrorism is now over and we have to focus more towards developing the country,” thus President Mahinda Rajapaksa emphasized the importance of putting development activities on the ‘Fast track’ when he reopened the tea factory at Handugalla in Wallasmulla yesterday, which was set on fire during 88-89 Insurgency by the JVP. The factory was re-constructed at a cost of Rs. 45 million. Ministers Chamal Rajapaksa and D. M. Jayaratne were also present. Pic: Indrajith Perera.

Three decades ago even the lorries from the Southern part of Sri Lanka lined up on the streets of Kankesanthurai, the coastal city at the Northern tip of the island to load the bags of cement produced by the Kankesanthurai cement factory. The Tigers in the North destroyed this industrial marvel. The damage done to the KKS cement factory had also struck a blow to over two-thousand Jaffna men who depended on the factory for their living. Steps have also been taken to rebuild the factory along with the reconstruction activities to rebuild Jaffna. Pic: Chaminda Hittatiya

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Several political parties in the fray:

‘Election fever’ in Jaffna

Jaffna is caught up with election fever after many years with political parties holding several public rallies. For more than a decade Jaffna based political parties were unable to engage in any form of election-related activities due to LTTE threats in Jaffna.

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Indian External Affairs Minister assured:

IDPs will be resettled soon

Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP who led the three-member high level delegation to New Delhi this week assured Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna that the Sri Lankan Government had no intention whatsoever of keeping Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in welfare villages.

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Over 100,000 targeted:

Boost for foreign tourists in NE next year

The Tourism Ministry will launch hotel construction projects at selected locations in the Northern and Eastern Provinces to attract over 100,000 foreign tourists during 2010. Deputy Tourism Minister Faizer Mustapha told the Sunday Observer that the ending of the 30-year war and the emergence of peace in the North and the East has encouraged the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board and private sector hoteliers to recommence their business activities in the region.

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UNP’s standpoint on 13th Amendment

The main opposition UNP said it would extend its fullest support to implement the 13th Amendment, if the proposals of the Amendment could bring fruitful results to achieve a lasting solution to the present crisis.

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