India upgrades coastal security to face Tiger threats

INDIA is planning to replace and upgrade its coastal security scheme with stricter measures to prevent infiltration by Tigers. Indian security agencies want to check the smuggling of explosives and contraband by terrorist outfits, Indian defence sources said.

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British credit card swindler had Lankan cards

A British man who tried to purchase gold jewellery worth Rs. 142,000 from a shop in India was arrested when it was found out that he was using forged credit cards to purchase the goods.

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Over 270,000 eligible to vote in Batticaloa

A total of 270,471 voters are eligible to cast their votes at the forthcoming Local Government Elections from the Batticaloa district, T. Krishnanan, Assistant Commissioner of Elections Batticaloa said.

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A first for Sri Lanka:

CIC exports country rice to USA

For the first time in the history of agriculture in Sri Lanka, CIC Agri Business will export country rice to USA. An initial order for three containers of rice has already been placed and the quantity would be exported next month.

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