Sri Lankans celebrate New Year on solemn note

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year was celebrated throughout the country in a very peaceful atmosphere raising new hopes for a bright future for the Nation, Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando told the 'Daily News' yesterday.

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President wants islandwide shramadana campaign to mark May Day

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in a circular to the Secretary to the Cabinet, all Ministry Secretaries, Chief Ministry Secretaries and all District Secretaries has instructed them to organise an islandwide Shramadana campaign on April 28 and 29 in commemoration of the May Day this year.

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The PFI owned and operated power plant in Rakwana

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PFI invests in two mini hydropower projects

The Property Finance and Investments (PFI) has decided to invest in two mini hydropower generation projects this year.

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Afridi mauls India with his bat

Shahid Afridi smashed the second-fastest one-day century off 45 deliveries as Pakistan trounced India by five wickets on Friday to take an unassailable 3-2 lead in the six-match series.

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Anointing the head at the auspicious time is one of the New Year rituals followed by Sri Lankans throughout the ages. Today’s anointing state ceremony will be held at the Natha Devalaya premises Kandy under Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse’s patronage at the auspicious time of 7.41 a.m. Picture by Dudley Wickramasinghe


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