" it
seems to have been a well prepared LTTE initiative"
Forces won’t give-up first post-CFA territorial gains
Fully-fledged navy base at Sampur
The monitoring mission
said that the LTTE advanced over the forward defence
lines near Muhamalai entry/exit point and cadres landed
on several beaches in the south and on Kayts and
Mandaitivu islands. The LTTE declared that it only
responded to artillery strikes launched by the
government. The monitoring mission said, " considering
the preparation level of the operations it seems to have
been a well prepared LTTE initiative."
Muslim schoolgirls sing the countrys national song
‘Vande Mataram’ at The Anjuman-E-Islam High School in
Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. The
centennial of India’s controversial national song Vande
Mataram, which means in Hindi I bow to thee, mother, on
Thursday sharply divided Hindu nationalists and Sikh and
Muslim leaders after the federal government in August
ordered the first two verses to be sung in schools to
mark 100 years of its adoption as the country’s national
song by the Indian National Congress on Sept. 7, 1906.
Last month Muslim clerics asked their followers not to
sing the song because Islamic law forbids them from
bowing down to anyone or anything except Allah. (AP)
Israeli-built Kfirs Wednesday afternoon bombed Kilinochchi
suburbs as Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar was meeting
LTTE Political Wing chief S. P. Thamilchelvan. A senior
military official said a pair of Kfirs targeted Iranamadu and
a location northwards of Iranamadu following intelligence of
an enemy build-up.
The LTTE on Wednesday night
directed artillery fire towards the Mavil Aru from the Verugal
Aru in a bid to recapture the sluice, Defence spokesman
Minister Kheliya Rambukwella said yesterday.
Emotions are once again being
raised. We read irrational outbursts from all sides – harking
back to an era we would rather forget. The saga pertaining to
the killing of seventeen workers belonging to the French
charity Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in Muttur is a case in
point. The people of the North and East have been experiencing
violence, disappearances and extra-judicial killings over the
last few months. But none of these have been seriously
investigated and the perpetrators and the instigators remain
at large.
This new project named the ‘Long Island Fishing Village’ was
built at a cost of Rs. 20 million donated by the SLMANA with
good quality building materials with other infrastructure
requirements. ADB grants US $ 225 mn to
renovate South Colombo harbour
Asian
Development Bank (ADB) has granted a loan of US $ 200
million to Sri Lanka to renovate South Colombo harbour
.The agreement in this regard was signed by Finance
Ministry Secretary Dr.P.B.Jayasundara and ADB Vice
President Lin Jin yesterday.
NEW YORK (AP) -
The backup drug test for sprinter Marion Jones came
back negative, clearing the five-time Olympic medalist of
doping allegations that have dogged her for the past month,
her attorneys said Wednesday.
France avenged their World
Cup final defeat with a deserved victory over Italy in
a Group B Euro 2008 qualifier, BBC Sport
reported on Wednesday.
NCC stalwarts Ranjan Madugalle
(L) and Ranjit Fernando find time to savour the
funny side of life during a felicitation ceremony
held at the club on Tuesday. Madugalle, who
functions as chief ICC Match Referee, is to chair
the Inzamam-ul-Haq hearing, which arose as a result
of alleged ball tampering by Pakistan in the final
cricket Test against England. Sri Lanka cricketers
Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath
Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga and former Sri Lanka and
NCC captain Hashan Tillekeratne were among those
honoured at the felicitation ceremony. (Pic by Nishan S.
Priyantha)
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Asian
Development Bank (ADB) has granted a loan of US $ 200
million to Sri Lanka to renovate South Colombo harbour
.The agreement in this regard was signed by Finance
Ministry Secretary Dr.P.B.Jayasundara and ADB Vice
President Lin Jin yesterday.
