Death knell for jumbos at Yala

Piles of garbage lying along the Yodakandiya embankment has sounded the death knell to wildlife in the Yala National Park. A tusker feasting on the garbage. The carcass of an elephant which had died after eating polythene and other waste dumped in the area allegedly by the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha. Pictures by Dudley Wickramasinghe

Abdul Cader refused bail, re-remanded

by Sarath Malalasekera

Any person violating or misappropriating the Samurdhi Society Development Funds comes within the ambit of Public Property Act, said Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Sarojini Kusala Weerawardena refusing an application for bail in respect of former UNP Minister and Parliamentarian A.R.M. Abdul Cader yesterday.
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SLFP 53rd anniversary today

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party celebrates its 53rd anniversary today. It was founded on September 2, 1951 by the late Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike.
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Army-LTTE meeting postponed

by Ranil Wijayapala

The meeting fixed for Friday between the Sri Lanka Army and the LTTE by the Nordic Truce Monitors to discuss the Batticaloa situation was postponed for next Tuesday with the agreement of both parties, SLMM Spokesman Oskar Solnes said yesterday.
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ANCL drought relief program launched

by Nadira Gunatilleke

The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited has launched a Community Welfare Service to assist drought victims in several areas in the country under the direction of ANCL Chairman Janadasa Peiris.
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