An alms giving to the Maha Sangha was held at the President’s House, Kandy on April 17 to mark the 88th birth anniversary of late Premier Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Here, the Maha Sangha blessing President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse by tying pirith nool. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

JVP MP calls for :

 Independent commission to probe CWE corruption

JVP Colombo District MP Sunil Handunnetti, in a letter to the new Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday called for the appointment of an independent Commission consisting of retired Supreme Court Judges to probe into the instances of alleged corruption and irregularities in the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment during the UNP regime.
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Religious leaders, intellectuals welcome Code of Conduct

by Chamikara Weerasinghe

Religious leaders and intellectuals yesterday welcomed President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's guidelines for a Code of Conduct for Ministers.
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Forty more child soldiers handed over to parents

Trincomalee correspondent

The LTTE released 40 child soldiers in its custody to the UNICEF at Sampur on Saturday.
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• All set for NWPC polls
  
  
• Advisory Committee meets today
  
  
• NCPA calls for non-involvement of children in N-E conflict
  
  
• Tarangini completes first round-the-world voyage
  
  
• Tissa Jayawardena's demise leaves a void - Ranil
  
  
• Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute award ceremony : Increase in participants
   shows popularity of institute, says Dr. Mendis
  
  
• Sports Act to be amended if necessary
  
  
• Death of Rev. Fr. Francis Fernando
  
  
• Dr. S. A. Wickramasingha, first Press correspondent jailed on court order - D.E.W. Gunasekaraby
  
  
• All Ceylon YMMA Conference congratulates PM
  
  
• Anti-drug abuse poster contest winners
  
  
• News in brief

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