Writ seeking DIG Gunawardena’s interdiction fixed for Aug. 05
July 4, 2013, 9:40 pmby Chitra WeerarathneA writ application filed by Nipuna Ramanayake and his mother, citing as respondents, Deputy Inspector General of Police Vass Gunawardena, Mrs. Shyamali...
View ArticleJuniour Rambukwella’s antics shamed entire Asia – UNP
July 4, 2013, 10:15 pmby Dasun EdirisingheThe UNP yesterday said that Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s son, Sri Lanka ‘A’ team cricketer, Ramith’s behaviour aboard a British Airways flight would...
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Devolution and hypocrisy
July 4, 2013, 7:41 pmAccording to a media report on 25 June, Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) were opposing the elections to...
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SLA suffers for want of cohesive planning
* War on terror revisited July 4, 2013, 8:10 pmby Shamindra FerdinandoJune third week 1990 at Kalladi: Major General Denzil Kobbekaduwa (left) speaks with Lt. Colonel Hiran Halangode, Commanding...
View ArticleEditorial - island.lk
The other side of paradiseJuly 4, 2013, 8:03 pmThe government is in overdrive, trying to sell Sri Lanka as a world class tourist destination. It is busy developing infrastructure and offering...
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Dalit youth Ilavarasan found dead
Grieving relatives of Ilavarasan surround his body near the railway track in Dharmapuri on Thursday. Photo:N.BashkaranDharmapuri inter-caste marriage - Tragic end
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Madhu Kapur drags Rabobank, into Yes bank row ET
(Kapur has alleged that the…) MUMBAI: Madhu Kapur, widow of YES Bank co-founder Ashok Kapur, has dragged the Dutch bank, Rabobank, into the family controversy which has now reached the Bombay High...
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Vatican to make John Paul II a saint
John Paul II is credited as helping to end Communist rule in EuropeThe Vatican says Pope John Paul II is to become a saint.Pope Francis cleared the way for his canonisation, expected later this year,...
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Kursk legacy: Will there ever be another massive tank battle?
By Tom de CastellaBBC News MagazineIt's 70 years since Kursk, the largest ever tank battle. Will there ever be another battle involving thousands of tanks on each side or has armoured warfare had its...
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Maharaja of Patiala's 1,400-piece dinner set sells for $3m
The gold-plated silver dining set includes 1,400 piecesA dinner set commissioned by the former Maharaja of Patiala has been sold at auction for $3m (£1.9m).The set was purchased by an anonymous...
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Vine intensifies competition with Instagram, releases biggest update for iOS...
Vine, the Twitter-owned video app for creating loopy videos, was updated earlier this week for the iOS with new tools for shooting, sharing, and discovering 6-second clips.This is the biggest update...
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Omar lauds Rasool, first boy from valley to get selected in Indian cricket...
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called on promising all-rounder Parvez Rasool to make the state proud after he became the first cricketer...
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Rolls-Royce defends claims it concealed engine defects
Rolls-Royce supplies engines for various commercial and government aircraftRolls-Royce has denied claims made by two former employees in a US lawsuit that it "cut corners on quality control...
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Ortega says Nicaragua 'may give' Edward Snowden asylum
Edward Snowden is believed to have been holed up at a Moscow airport since last monthPresident Daniel Ortega says Nicaragua would be willing to give political asylum to US fugitive Edward Snowden "if...
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Egypt clashes after army fire kills Morsi supporters
The BBC's Ben Brown said there have been clashes between pro and anti Morsi demonstrators on the fringes of Tahrir Square Twelve people have died in Alexandria and three in Cairo in clashes between...
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Nina Wang will: Feng Shui master Chan jailed for 12 years
Chan fought for years to try to inherit her vast estateA court in Hong Kong has sentenced a Feng Shui master to 12 years in jail for forging the will of billionaire tycoon Nina Wang.After Ms Wang died...
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Desmond Tutu urges Nelson Mandela's family to end feud
Denis Goldberg said his friend Nelson Mandela looked better than expected Two leading South Africans have called for an end to a bitter row among members of Nelson Mandela's family over the reburial...
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CY Leung: The troubles of Hong Kong's unloved leader
CY Leung has been the target of potent political theatre Graduation ceremonies tend to be predictable rites of passage for students the world over.But in Hong Kong, students at the Academy for...
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Dell panel sees 'downside risk' if buyout plan fails ET
Using the price-to-earnings ration of HP, the panel said Dell could be valued at between $5.85 and $8.67 per share, compared with $13.65 under the private equity plan. NEW YORK: The special committee...
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Burqa reinvents itself, makes a global fashion statement By Vijaya Rathore &...
Burqa is no longer just black, boring and behind the times - the burqa is fast transforming into a global fashion statement and Indian women are keeping apace.NEW DELHI | BANGALORE: For nearly 1,500...
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