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Ballot marked by voter enthusiasm:
Batticaloa Local polls:
Poll ends on successful note
The Local Government elections in Batticaloa
ended yesterday on a successful note, with a 60 per cent voter
turnout. It will be remembered as one of the most peacefully
conducted elections ever in the country. No elections related
violence was reported yesterday from 7 a.m to 4 p.m. Fears of
intimidation, impersonation and other malpractices were unfounded as
voters enthu
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Four schoolchildren among six injured in Tiger blast
One person was killed and six injured in an
explosion at Wellawatte yesterday morning. Among the six injured
were four schoolchildren. According to police an explosive device
was concealed in a parcel placed on the island separating the Galle
Road carriageway. A beggar had been spotted trying to open the
parcel which triggered off the explosion killing him on the spot.
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New dawn in banking history
President inaugurates Sri Lanka Savings Bank:
Marking a milestone in the annals of the
indigenous banking history, President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremonially
opened the State-owned Sri Lanka Savings Bank in Borella yesterday.
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