President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa received the colourful Hindu Adi Vel 2010 procession when it reached Temple Trees along the Galle Road yesterday. This is the first time since 1994 that the 160-year-old Adi Vel Hindu religious procession travelled in front of Temple Trees on Galle Road. President Rajapaksa instructed that the Hindu Adi Vel procession should be allowed to take its normal route after terrorism was defeated. Picture by Sudath Silva

Operation Dengue-break : The Army has been deployed to assist the dengue prevention campaign. Here, students of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo assisted by Army personnel engaged in clearing mosquito breeding places in the school compound and the surrounding area under an operation to combat the dengue epidemic launched in Colombo yesterday. Over 350 Army personnel participated in a citywide campaign which covered Colombo Fort, Race Course Avenue and the Rajakeeiya Mawatha areas. Picture by Sudah Nishantha

CSE branch network performing well

The Branch network of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has recorded an exceptional growth during this year with three branches recording over 300 percent growth in turnover and one branch recording a growth of over 188 percent.

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Death of Ruhunu University student:

Natural causes, says JMO

Special teams sent to university:

Ruhunu University student Rajapaksa Susantha Anura had died of natural causes, Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya citing the Badulla Judicial Medical Officer’s postmortem report on Bandara, said. Addressing the media last evening, IGP Balasuriya said according to Dr M N Rahul Haq’s postmortem report there was no evidence of violence while Bandara’s body had no injuries.

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Lebanese amnesty to benefit 3,000 Lankans

A large number of Sri Lankans in Lebanon stranded or remanded in Lebanon will benefit from a three-month amnesty declared by the Government of Lebanon for Asian workers who remain in the country without work permits or visas.

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Kerosene best, cheapest way to control dengue mosquito breeding

Sri Lanka will be able to control dengue like it controlled Malaria. Destroying mosquito breading places is very important when it comes to controlling dengue. Using Kerosene is the best and cheapest way to control dengue mosquito breeding in the places where water stagnated, said Chettinad Hospital (India) Senior Consultant and Neuro Surgeon Dr V Soundappan.

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