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Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd Chairman Janadasa Peiris inaugurated the Mihintale Aloka Pooja yesterday evening. The Poson Aloka Pooja, the illumination of Mihintale was presented for the 42nd time by the ANCL in association with the Ceylon Electricity Board. CEB Chairman G. Muthukudaarachchi was also present. 
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Ex-MP monk tells District Court, seeks restraining order against new JHU MP:

'I was abducted by JHU leader'

by Ranga Chandrarathne

In a case filed yesterday by former Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Member of Parliament, Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Thera in the Colombo District Court seeking to restrain Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana from acting as a member of Parliament, he claims he was abducted from his temple by a group of JHU monks including its leader.
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Angry commuters protest as trains go off track

Angry commuters yesterday protested as yet another train ran off the track at the Fort Railway Station. It was one of a number of derailments witnessed recently inconveniencing the public and causing them hardship, fear and anxiety.
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Committee to review cancelled appointments

The President's Office states that the Government has appointed a Committee of Officials to review the cases of appointments in statutory bodies and Government Departments in the period between the dissolution of Parliament and the General elections on April 2 unlike following December 2001 where no provision was made to review any of the cancelled appointments.
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2,000 fatal accidents last year

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Two hundred and twenty children were killed in road accidents last year. They were among the thousands of victims of nearly 2,000 fatal accidents on the country's roads last year. "Every day at least five to six fatal accidents occur," Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order Thilak Ranaviraja revealed yesterday.
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Ethics and civic consciousness infused to curricula

The Education Ministry will implement a special program aimed at inculcating values, ethics and civic consciousness into the school system through co-curricular activities and special assignments.
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