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The Police Department celebrated its 142nd anniversary yesterday. An over night Pirith Deshanawa was organised by the President’s Security Division in Fort on Tuesday where Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara Thera delivered the Pirith Deshanawa. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, IGP Jayantha Wickremarathna, Additional Presidential Secretary Gamini Senarath, Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela Bandara and Kataragama Devalaya Basnayaka Nilame Sashendra Rajapaksa also participated. Picture by Chandana Perera

UN assures help for Wanni civilians

UN: The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Sri Lanka yesterday announced that the UN remains fully committed to assisting the Government in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to those civilians who remain in the Wanni and to those civilians who leave the Wanni,

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Reception for Berty tomorrow

Sworn in as CM:

ANURADHAPURA: Plans are afoot to accord a reception to Berty Premalal Dissanayaka on his being sworn in as the Chief Minister of the North Central Province for the third successive term.

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UNP needs urgent reforms - Media Minister

COLOMBO:Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene yesterday said the UNP requires urgent reform to extricate itself from the quagmire of defeat. The party should give an ear to the dissidents’ call for change in the party hierarchy, Minister Abeywardene said.

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One of the world’s largest hotel chains, Jumeirah Group will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hotel School of Colombo to train hotel staff for the international chain.

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