Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit troops triggered four Claymore mines Thursday around 1:30 p.m targeting a tractor on its way to transport coconuts from Nedungkea’ni, injuring a civilian in the tractor, sources in Vavuniyaa said. All four Claymore mines had exploded.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket tour of England will go ahead as planned next year despite the dates clashing with a lucrative Indian Twenty20 tournament, officials said on Thursday.
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The elephants who are participating in the annual Perahera of the Kotte Rajamaha Vihara are seen here being groomed at the temple before the Perahera scheduled to take place on Saturday. Pic by Pradeep Dilrukshana — Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:07:22 PM
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US Ambassador Robert Blake has expressed his concern over the recent questioning of Western Peoples Front Leader and Civil Monitoring Commission Convener Mano Ganesan by the Terrorist Investigation Department had said the US government would be closely monitoring the situation. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:45:06 PM
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The Northern Provincial Council (PC) will be established after holding PC polls for the province shortly- President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:02:38 PM
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Eight Ministers from both the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province as well as the new Chief Ministers, Berty Premalal Dissanayake and Mahipala Herath, took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:53:52 PM
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Eight Ministers from both the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province as well as the new Chief Ministers, Berty Premalal Dissanayake and Mahipala Herath, took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:53:52 PM
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A 4,500 year old ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan broke away from Ellesmere Island, Canada, CNN reported. The 19-square–mile shelf in now adrift in the Artic Ocean. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:25:35 PM
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A 4,500 year old ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan broke away from Ellesmere Island, Canada, CNN reported. The 19-square–mile shelf in now adrift in the Artic Ocean. — Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:25:35 PM
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Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the country’s ninth provincial council will be established in the near future in Northern region.
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