Tanks and reservoirs in the NCP are now almost filled up to capacity following heavy rains which ended a long spell of drought in the region. Pictured here is the Kalankuttiya reservoir in Galnewa in Mahaweli ‘H’ region the sluice gates of which have been opened to drain away excess water. This reservoir feeds 72,000 acres of paddy lands in the area. (Picture by Ananda Pathiraja)

Former PM lavished nearly US $ 18m on crony advisors

The UNP led by Ranil Wickremesinghe was trying to hide the inefficiency and corruption of its two and a half year rule by issuing baseless news reports about the Freedom Alliance Government most of which are exaggerations, charged Ports, Aviation and Media Minister and Education Deputy Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday.
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Sanwardhana Sangramaya begins today

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will launch the Government's new islandwide development initiative 'Sanwardhana Sangramaya' in Anuradhapura today.
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• Undergraduate scholarships for studying in India

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