President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga greeted the recipient of the prestigious Magsaysay award Pundit W. D. Amaradeva when the maestro and Mrs. Amaradeva called on the President at President’s House on Monday.Here President Kumaratunga admiring the award. Picture by Sudath Silva: Courtesy President’s Media Unit.

Call to root out LTTE

by Colvin L. De Silva - Our London Correspondent

Lord Nascby in a speech delivered in the House of Lords on Friday September 14, in the aftermath of the devastating terrorist attack in America, questioned why the British Government was allowing the chief spokesman for the LTTE Anton Balasingham to choose London to make a statement that his organisation would have nothing to do with a ceasefire and nothing to do with a peace conference.
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Cabinet approves 17th Amendment

The 17th Amendment to the Constitution in accordance with the MoU signed between the PA and the JVP was unanimously approved at yesterday's Cabinet meeting, political sources told the Daily News last night.
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Finally, rain

Rain is expected within the next few days in the South West coastal areas and other sectors affected by the prevailing weather pattern, Meteorologist Ajith Wijemanne told the 'Daily News' yesterday.
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