Ms. Jayani Senanayake and Sarath Kotalawala were adjudged the best actress and the actor at the annual Youth Festival Awards Ceremony organised by the National Youth Service Council last Saturday in Maharagama. Sports Minister Johnston Fernando and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Qinzheng distributed the awards. (Picture by Ruwan de Silva)

Udatalawinna massacre: Trial-at-Bar to try Ratwattes

by Sarath Malalasekera

Attorney General K. C. Kamalasabeyson, PC will indict former Deputy Minister of Defence Gen. Anuruddha Ratwatte, his two sons Lohan and Chanuka and several others including security personnel who are suspects in the Udatalawinna killing before the Trail at Bar soon.
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'Three new Rural Development Banks in NE'

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Government will shortly establish three new Rural Development Banks in the North and the East which will be operational from May 1 in a bid to accelerate the development of the North and the East with imminent prospects for growth following the Ceasefire Agreement between the Government and the LTTE.
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NCCSL takes large delegation to Jaffna

As a follow up of the very successful visit of the Minister of Industries Rohitha Bogollagama to Jaffna accompanied by members of trade chambers and senior state officials a few weeks ago, the NCCSL is taking a very large delegation of business leaders and officials to Jaffna on April 2nd to return on April 03rd.
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