Novice monk Dhammarakhita (C), dressed in a brick-coloured robe after her ordination by Sri Lankan Bhikkuni, an order of female monks, gestures at Songdharmakalyani Temple in Nakhon Pathom, 10 February 2002. Formally known as Varangghana Vanavichayen, Dhammarakhita, age 55 and a mother of two who divorced her husband to dedicate her life to Buddhism, became the first woman to be ordained as a monk in Thailand, marking a new phase n the country’s main Buddhist religion. Person at L is unidentified. AFP PHOTO

No increase in power cuts

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Government has decided not to increase the number of hours of the present power cuts, authoritative official sources told the Daily News late last night.
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Australia returns 39 Illegal immigrants

Thirty-nine Sri Lankans who had attempted to enter Australia illegally were returned to Sri Lanka on February 11, an Australian High Commission media release said.

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University admissions delayed

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

The enrolment of students to universities will be delayed this year due to the crisis which has arisen in the present university admissions system, Tertiary Education and Training Minister Kabeer Hashim said yesterday.
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Parties go to Court over rejected nominations lists

Parties gearing up for the upcoming local polls are filing cases challenging the rejection of their nomination lists for several local bodies, political sources said.
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