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Indo-Lanka fishing row deepens: Lanka ignores violation of Immigration laws

The on-going issue of South Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters took a new turn yesterday when six Indian nationals without any travel documents were escorted into Sri Lankan territorial waters by the Indian Navy ignoring Sri Lankan immigration procedures.

 
Customs accepts blame for Indian tomato jam

The customs yesterday conceded that they blundered in the issue of allowing imports of Indian tomatoes without quarantine tests as some 5,000 kilos of imported tomatoes were introduced to the market.

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