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A BOUNTIFUL MAHA

With a bumper harvest predicted this Maha Season, this 55-year-old farmer from the Nilwala Ganga scheme has a lot to cheer about as he goes about collecting his yield for threshing from his paddy field in Kotawila, Matara. Farmers who cultivated paddy utilising rain water are reaping the fruits of their toil after nearly 700 to 800 acres of paddy land coming under the Nilwala Ganga scheme were abandoned by farmers due to the inflow of brackish water into their fields. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage.

Privatisation not the panacea for all ills

President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday pledged he would not privatise all state institutions running at a loss.

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No minority nominee puts CC on hold

KOTTE: The delay in nominating a member of a minority party representing Parliament has put the setting up of the Constitutional Council on hold, Leader of the House and Health and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament yesterday.

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Ensure protection of children at Geneva talks, says UNICEF

The UNICEF yesterday requested to ensure that the protection of children affected by the North and East conflict is at the centre of talks in Geneva.

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Six year plan to achieve 8 percent GDP growth

The Government is in the process of drafting a six year strategic plan to achieve an eight per cent growth in the country, Treasury Secretary Dr P.B Jayasundara said.

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