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Temple From The Chola Period Found On Delft Island-Jaffna University Dept Of History

Jaffna University Dept of History says a temple from the Chola period found on Delft Island, Jaffna & could be around 1,000 years old-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 5:30 pm

Two Court Martials Against Gen Fonseka-Military Spokesman

Two Court Martials will be held on March 16th and 17th for seven charges against Gen Fonseka-Military Spokesman-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 3:29 pm

Three Maj Generals Appointed To Court Martial Panel-Military Official

Three Maj Generals Weerathunga, Jayathilake & Wijethunga appointed to Court Martial panel of Gen Fonseka, by President-Mil official-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Tourist Arrivals Up 67.7% In February Compared To Last Year-SLTDA

Tourist arrivals up 67.7% to 57,300 in February from 34,169 in Feb last year; up from 50,757 in January-Tourism Development Authority-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 9:57 am

Four Member Sri Lankan Delegation For Brussels-Min GL Peiris

A four member Sri Lankan delegation will leave for Brussels on 15th to hold talks with EU on GSP & other issues-Min GL Peiris-Info Dept-JNW

March 10, 2010 at 12:20 pm

Emergency Extended For Another Month-Reporter

Emergency extended by another month in Parliament with 93 votes for & 24 votes against. UNP, JVP & TNA vote against-Reporter-JNW

March 9, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Veteran Singer Abeywardane Balasuriya Is In Critical Condition-Hospital Official

Veteran singer Abeywardane Balasuriya is in critical condition and is at a private hospital ICU-hospital official-JNW

March 7, 2010 at 11:35 am

12 Injured In Road Accident Near Boo Oya Bridge, Madavachchiya-Police

12 persons traveling in a van injured in accident near Boo Oya bridge, Madavachchiya on A9 road-Police official-JNW

March 5, 2010 at 6:34 pm

Unity Of Tour Sri Lanka From Jaffna To Thissamaharama On March 17-Organizer

‘Unity Tour of Sri Lanka’ cycle race from Jaffna to Tissamaharama will be held March 17-22, for the first time in 35 years-organizer-JNW

March 5, 2010 at 10:31 am

Group Of 24 Arrested When Try To Leave For Australia-Mil Official

24 Tamil and six Sinhalese from Chilaw, Jaffna & Kilinochchi who try to leave for Australia by boat arrested in Batticaloa-Mil Official-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 8:01 pm

Sri Lankans In Hijacked Ship Released-Foreign Ministry

Foreign Ministry says three Sri Lankans who were in a ship hijacked by Somalian pirates in September have been released-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 3:12 pm

Malini Fonseka Named As One Of Best Actressess In Asia-Report

Veteran actress Malini Fonseka has been named by CNN as one of Asia’s best 25 actors of all time-report-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 10:34 am

Three Sports Interim Committees To Be Dissolved-Ministry Secretary

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge has ordered the terms of the Interim committees governing Rugby, Badminton and Swimming will be dissolved before the end of this month, said Sports Ministry Secretary S. Liyanagama.

“We have asked the Director General of Sports of the Sports Ministry to conduct 2010 elections for the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) and Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU)-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 7:22 am

50 Demining Machines & Kits To North-Info Dept

50 demining kits and 50 machines for detecting landmines, donated by China, will be sent to Northern Province-Info Dept-JNW

March 3, 2010 at 9:33 am

Court Orders Security For SLMC Leader-Lawyer

Supreme Court orders provision of an Inspector & 3 police personnel as security to SLMC Leader Rauf Hakeem, after FR filed by him-lawyer-JNW

March 2, 2010 at 12:24 pm

8,001 Dengue Patients So Far In 2010-Health Ministry

8,001 dengue patients seen so far in 2010 up from 2,227 in same period 2009; public requested to maintain clean environment-JNW

March 1, 2010 at 2:19 pm

No Threat On Sri Lanka By Earthquake In Chile-DMC

8.8-mag earthquake hits coast of Chile & tsunami warning issued in region; no threat of a tsunami to Sri Lanka-Disaster Mgt Centre-JNW

February 27, 2010 at 2:07 pm