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Gota survives blast at Mankulam War on terror revisitedJune 23, 2013, 8:29 pmLate Dec 2010 Saliyapura, Anuradhapura: Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa speaks with Gajaba Regiment soldiers wounded...
View ArticleProtests of piety and the allure of agitation
A response to Prof. Rajiva WijesinhaJune 23, 2013, 8:32 pm By Sarath De Alwis "Will our life not be a tunnel between two vague clarities? Or will it not be clarity between two dark tingles?"- Pablo...
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Code of ethics for politicians
June 23, 2013, 8:34 pmLee Kuan YewIt was heartening indeed to note that at long last a government minister himself has realised the ‘pressing need for a code of ethics for politicians’ (The Island –...
View ArticleStupidity of splitters - some comments
June 23, 2013, 8:34 pmKumar David (KM) in a letter to The Island of 21 June titled, ‘Stupidity of splitters’ has said, "Who enacted the 13A in the first place? The UNP!" In 1987, it was India which...
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Stop corruption and pay your taxes to build a better Sri Lanka’
* Treasury Secretary Dr. PB Jayasundera tells private sector as govt. revenue fallsJune 23, 2013, 8:20 pmTreasury Secretary Dr. PB Jayasundera called on the private sector to stop corruption and pay...
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NPC polls: A clash of hypocritesJune 23, 2013, 8:27 pmThe Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has called upon the government to replace Governor of the Northern Province Maj. Gen. (Rtd) G. A. Chandrasiri...
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AI to cut international travel fares to counter competition from Jet-Etihad...
International travel out of India is set to get cheaper with Air India looking at offering lower fares on stop-over flights to stave off competition from the Jet-Etihad duo on long-haul routes to the...
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J&J licence to make cosmetics at Mulund plant cancelled
The Maharashtra government has cracked the whip on Johnson & Johnson India (J&J), upholding an earlier order of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cancel the company’s licence to make...
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Tata Steel may sell stake in group cos to Tata Sons - Dev Chatterjee | Mumbai BS
Tata Steel facing rough weather due to high debt load and declining steel prices, is looking at the option of stake sales in various group companies, including Tata Motors. The attempt would be to...
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Disabling Devolution
SRI LANKAS. Binodkumar Singh Research Associate, Institute for Conflict ManagementOn June 13, 2013, the Sri Lanka Cabinet approved two changes in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The first of...
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Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace, CIA office - AFP/PTI | Kabul
Taliban militants targeted the presidential palace and national CIA office in central Kabul today, with gunfire and explosions erupting at one of the gates of the complex in the Afghan capital. Blasts...
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Start-up: Heuristics Info Systems
Co- founders: Pradeep Rai, Amit Dubey and Rahul ShivhareWhat it is: A cloud-based software solution for tracking multiple GPS devices. It also offers mobile phone based tracking solutions.Target...
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Cancer survivor at 98 now celebrates centenary
"Age does not matter. If the treatment is right then a cancer patient can lead a healthy life." Today, that's the message to a patient diagnosed with cancer, according to Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar. He is the...
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Pakistan shows the door to sole Indian journalist in Islamabad India Today...
A grab of Rezaul Hasan Laskar's twitter page. In a move reminiscent of when India and Pakistan would play tit-for-tat at the drop of a hat, the lone Indian reporter in Islamabad - Press Trust of...
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Manipal says from next year all girls will have to stay on campus. Is this...
Manipal University students crowd around Police after they claimed a breakthrough. The Manipal police, if nothing else, are an honest bunch. They admit the rape case involving a fourth year MBBS...
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Small wonder! Tata Nano drives into Guinness World Records IANS Bangalore
Tata Motors' small car Nano entered the Guinness World Records for driving on a longest journey covering the entire country, the company said Monday."The expedition was accomplished in 10 days (March...
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Australian PM Julia Gillard knits toy kangaroo for royal baby PTI Melbourne
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as a part of her new hobby, is knitting a red kangaroo toy for the first baby of Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton.Gillard, 51, appeared on the...
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Shocking cancellation of Pakistani project to expand SLA
War on terror revisitedJune 25, 2013, 12:00 pmPart 149by Shamindra FerdinandoHaving undergone strenuous training under Pakistani as well as Israeli military instructors both here and overseas, the Sri...
View ArticleS’gamuwa, Southern PCs back amending 13th Amendment
* SGPC: LSSP, CP members vote for motion* SPC: Seven UPFA councillors break ranksJune 25, 2013, 9:02 pmBy Shamindra FerdinandoAmidst a simmering clash between UPFA partners over the fate of the 13th...
View ArticleJVP smells rat in appointing Presidential Commission to probe mass grave
June 25, 2013, 9:21 pmby Dasun EdirisingheThe JVP yesterday claimed that there was no need for a Presidential Commission to investigate the Matale mass grave as there was already a case pending in...
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