Fresh Norwegian attempt to break peace deadlock

Norwegian Embassy Charge de Affaires Laegreid Oddavar and Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Chief Hagrup Haukland will embark on a fresh attempt today in Kilinochchi for facilitating a direct dialogue between the Government and the LTTE over issues affecting both sides in recent days.

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Jeyaraj says Govt. received only Rs. 38m by privatising CWE, not Rs. 680m

The Government has received only Rs. 38 million by privatising the Co operative Wholesale Establishment and not Rs. 680 million as claimed, Minister and Chief Government Whip Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Parliament yesterday.

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A housing project in Hambantota.

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Major post-tsunami infrastructure projects to commence in January:

Eighty percent of donor pledges already committed - Tittawella

ABOUT 80 percent of total donor pledges for post-tsunami reconstruction has been converted to commitments already enabling the major infrastructure projects to start construction on the ground from January, the Chairman of the Task Force for Rebuilding, Mano Tittawella said.

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Former cricketer and Umpire Herbert Felsinger was felicitated at the conclusion of the First Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the SSC ground.Here Felsinger being accompanied by Bandula Warnapura who was also felicitated as the First Test captain. pic Herbert Perera

SPORTS

We are capable of performing better - Kaluperuma

Chairman of cricket selectors Lalith Kaluperuma said that the Sri Lanka team was capable of performing far better than they did in the first cricket Test against the West Indies at the SSC grounds, which they won inside four days by six wickets on Saturday.

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Fresh Norwegian attempt to break peace deadlock

Jeyaraj says Govt. received only Rs. 38m by privatising CWE, not Rs. 680m

Cabinet approval granted for schools' development

Information on-line to monitor provincial development

Non-academics issue: VCs call for common policy for all universities

Special programme to minimise adverse effects of drought

20th Anniversary celebration : Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Moratuwa University

BUSINESS

Eighty percent of donor pledges already committed - Tittawella

SPORTS

We are capable of performing better - Kaluperuma

Chanderpaul the lone warrior

Jeyaraj says Govt. received only Rs. 38m by privatising CWE, not Rs. 680m

SB acquitted in bribery case