The Thirukatheeswaram Sivan Temple in Mannar is an old shrine worshipped by the Hindus. It is a miracle that it was not damaged during the NE war. It is now abandoned without any religious activities as it is in the war zone area. Hindu Cultural Minister T. Maheswaran has promised to bring the temple area to normalcy. Recently the Minister visited this area with the G. A. Vavuniya Mannar and some devotees. (Vavuniya special corr. S. Vivekarasa)

PM slashes Ministerial perks

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday drastically slashed Ministerial perks relating to official cars and housing. He also curtailed publicity for Ministers in the State media.
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Mega National Employment policy to be introduced

by Ananda Kannangara

A mega National Employment Policy (NEP) to provide thousands of local and foreign job opportunities for Sri Lankan workers will be introduced by Employment and Labour Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe within the next few weeks.
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Lake House investigates origin of offending article

Lake House Chairman, Kumar Abeysinghe has issued the following statement in response to a news item which appeared in certain newspapers yesterday with regard to a feature article on the Sacred Tooth Relic which was to be published in the Sunday Observer of 6.1.2002.
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