Priority for combating terror, spurring development
Infrastructure Fund mooted,cross border trade to
be enhanced:
The 14th SAARC summit concluded with the leaders
committing for progress on cross border projects to address issues
of water, energy, food and environment on a priority agenda, besides
speedy action for a comprehensive convention on International
Terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said yesterday.
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Headquarters of Sea Tigers destroyed
Air Force jets yesterday pounded the Sea Tiger
Headquarters in Pudhukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu, destroying it
completely and causing heavy damage to the LTTE, Air Force Group
Captain Ajantha Silva said.
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It is unethical Amnesty, says Ajay Jadeja
Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja joining his
former teammate Navajot Singh Sidhu, in support of the Sri Lankan
cricket team, slammed Amnesty International for its unethical
tactics against the Sri Lankan cricket team at the World Cup.
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India assures fullest support to Sri Lanka
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee said India has assured its fullest cooperation to the Sri
Lankan Government following the Katunayake airport attack by the
LTTE, in response to a query by an Indian journalist as to what
India’s reaction to the air raid was.
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Thilanga gets two years’ RI
Bail granted pending appeal:
Colombo Additional Magistrate Ajith Anawaratne
yesterday sentenced former Sri Lanka Telecom Chairman and Sri Lanka
Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala to two years rigorous’
imprisonment, when he was found guilty to the charges preferred
against him under the Immigration and Emigration Act.
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