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News in Pictures
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa toured
several areas in the Polonnaruwa district on Tuesday to
personally look into the problems encountered by the farmer
community due to the current drought. Ministers Maithripala
Sirisena, Johnston Fernando and Priyankara Jayaratne and
Presidential Chief of Staff Gamini Senerath accompanied the
President. Picture by Chandana Perera |
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The Sacred Kapilawasthu Relics were
brought from Agrabodhi Viharaya in Kanthalai to Gampola in a
special helicopter yesterday. Here, Hambantota District
Parliamentarian and chairman of Tharunyata Hetak
organization Namal Rajapaksa hands over the Sacred Relics to
the Prime Minister’s Private Secretary Anuradha Jayarathna
to be placed at the Sri Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Viharaya at
Naranwita for public veneration. |
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Chinese Defence Minister General
Liang Guanglie inspecting a Guard of Honour accorded to him
by troops of the Sri Lanka Army at Defence Ministry grounds.
External Affairs Minister Prof G.L. Peiris, Tri Forces
Commanders and Military Liaison Officer Major General
Palitha Fernando were also present. Picture by Samantha
Weerasiri |
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