Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shakes hands with Indian President K.R. Narayanan in New Delhi yesterday. Premier Wickremesinghe is in India on a five-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral economic relations. AFP

PM holds talks with Indian leaders: Focus on peace process, trade links

India yesterday finalised an agreement to export 300,000 tonnes of wheat annually to Sri Lanka as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met a host of Indian leaders on a visit aimed at boosting economic ties.
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Private bus strike today ?

by Ranil Wijayapala

Private bus operators are expected to stage an islandwide bus strike today demanding an early fare hike without delaying the implementation of the proposed bus fare hike.
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French navy ship rescues 150 Lankans off Yemen

A French navy ship on deployment in the Arabian Sea has rescued 150 Sri Lankans who had been stranded on board a drifting vessel for two weeks, officials said here Monday.
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Jak Planting Projects starts today

by Florence Wickramage

The inaugural ceremony marking the planting of 100,000 jak saplings under the Silumina Janasetha programme will be held at 3.45 pm. today at the BMICH, Colombo.
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