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Chief Minister Karunanidhi reassured on Govt’s
commitment:
Record progress in Northern resettlement
The Government has so far resettled a total of
81,301 Internally Displaced Persons and the resettlement of the
remaining 186,000 will be undertaken swiftly once de-mining is
complete, Socio Economic Development and Youth Empowerment Minister
Arumugam Thondaman has reassured Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi
during his current visit to Tamil Nadu.
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Lanka will react firmly to unwarranted statements
Sri Lanka will respond quite firmly to any
unwarranted statements coming from the UN Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights as such statements could lead to
ethnic tensions, Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told the
Sunday Observer.
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Nepal following Lanka’s economic development model
Commenting on the commitment of the patriotic
forces in Sri Lanka in extending their solidarity to him to root out
the most brutal terrorist outfit from Sri Lanka, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa reiterated that leaders should always work in unison with
the people to rebuild a proud nation.
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Outgoing IGP outlines Police achievements
Over 43 prominent underworld kingpins are now
behind bars and several others have been killed during
confrontations with the Police, the outgoing Inspector General of
Police, Jayantha Wickramaratne said.
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Dengue epidemic now under control - Health Minister
The one-week long islandwide Dengue Eradication
Program conducted by the Health Ministry last week in collaboration
with Environment, Education and Provincial Council Ministries had
borne results, showing a significant reduction of the dengue
epidemic, Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.
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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)
