Criminal shot dead

A most wanted criminal was shot dead by police in self defence on Wednesday night at Mills Street, Keselwatte. Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said S.N. Kumara Withanage (24) a hardcore criminal wanted for a series of crimes was arrested by Colombo Criminal Division on June 24 along with two T56 magazines and 37 ammunition.

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Army commander visits Jaffna

Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka, yesterday made his first visit to Jaffna Security Forces Headquarters after the successful completion of military operations to eliminate LTTE terrorism, the Army Headquarters announced yesterday.

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Improving welfare facilities for IDPs:

Govt takes up challenge

The Government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa had series of challenges from the international community after he decided to wage war against the LTTE to liberate the entire Tamil civilian population in the North and East from the clutches of the most ruthless terror outfit in the world.

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