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Tele drama issues raised with minister
Sunday, 10 April 2016 15:06The period of betraying arts for money is over, says media minister Gayantha Karunatilake.
SLM news bears fruit, CNH to perform surgery for woman
Sunday, 10 April 2016 13:20The Colombo National Hospital has come forward to perform heart surgery for a woman, whose siblings have been chanting Kavi Bana to raise funds for the operation.
Dullas-led MPs oppose deals by Basil
Sunday, 10 April 2016 10:35A majority of MPs in the joint opposition alleges the assurance given by Mahinda Rajapaksa to prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that the support of all opposition MPs will be given to abolish the executive presidency is the first step of a political project involving Basil Rajapaksa.
‘Closure of faculty won’t solve problem’
Sunday, 10 April 2016 10:11Student unions demand the reopening of the management faculty of Sabaragamuwa University.
North calls for autonomous units in merged North East for Sri Lanka Muslims
Sunday, 10 April 2016 09:43Sri Lanka’s eagerly awaited new constitution should ensure that Muslims are given autonomous units in their lands within a merged NorthEast province, the Tamil National Alliance led Northern Provincial Council (NPC) has proposed to the Public Representations Committee (PRC) on Constitutional Reforms.
Indian concerns over Colombo port city project addressed:Lanka
Sunday, 10 April 2016 09:41Ruling out chances of India-China clash to gain control of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said his government has addressed New Delhi's security concerns over the newly- modified USD 1.5 billion Colombo Port City project.
‘Centre firm on bridge across Palk Strait’
Sunday, 10 April 2016 09:38Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan said the Centre was firm in its proposal to build a bridge across Palk Strait, connecting Dhanushkodi, the eastern tip of Rameswaram island, and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.
Mastermind in heroin racket identified
Sunday, 10 April 2016 08:58The mastermind of a racket using Sri Lanka as the hub for a worldwide network to distribute heroin smuggled into the island from Pakistan has been identified.