Don’t station artillery among civilians

We urgently request the Tigers not to station themselves among the people in the safety zone and fire their artillery - shells and rockets at the Army. This will only increase more and more the death of civilians thus endangering the safety of the people, said the Bishop of Jaffna Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Savundaranayagam in a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa calling for the extension of the Safety Zone for civilians in the Mullaitivu District.

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Forces engaged in mopping up operations in Mullaitivu

Troops thrusting further to liberate the remaining LTTE territory in the Vanni, speeding up to regain the Tigers last point Vishvamadu Fort confronted small groups of LTTE cadres in Mullaitivu and caused extensive damages to the Tigers.

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More UNP stalwarts join Govt

Power Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday said more UNP stalwarts are expected to join ranks with the Government during the election campaign.

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LHI designs India’s second largest container port

Move to avoid closure:

Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd. (LHI) was awarded the project of mathematical model studies for RRM for improvement of Draughts in Hooghly Estuary, where sediment deposits at the entrance of the river has made India’s second largest container port redundant.

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