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Clarification

The article ‘Suicide Bombings: An Evil Phenomenon’ by Sriram Khe which appeared in the Daily News of February 8, 2007 was first published in the Register-Guard, Eugene, USA on February 6. The original article did not carry any photographs.

Thirty students injured in clash

Thirty one students of the Kelaniya University were admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital on Saturday evening after a clash between two student groups at the University premises.

Police spokesman DIG M.K. Illangakoon said most of students sustained minor injuries and no student was arrested in this connection. Meanwhile Kiribathgoda Hospital sources said all students had left the hospital after receiving treatment.

Facelift for Karathivu village

V.T. Sahadevarajah Karativu group correspondent

Karativu known as an educated village in the Amparai District, is to get a facelift in the near future.

The newly formed dynamic Pradeshiya Sabha made necessary arrangments to develop the Village with a help of Government and NGOs.

A library project costing Rs. 29.492 million has been launched by the Karativu Pradeshiya Sabha in collaborations with USAID.

USAID allocated this amount in three phases. Constructing the library cost Rs. 20.2 million, furniture cost, Rs. 6.7 million and initial project costs Rs. 2.4 million.

The new library will be opened on February 13 at 9.30 am.