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Although in the rest of the country vegetable prices are escalating beyond reach, the formerly landmine-ridden soils of the north are giving forth a surprisingly bountiful harvest; giving us hope that thepre-war prosperity of Jaffna is finally being rekindled. Pic by N. Parameshwaran.

Colombo Port City caught in political waves

Worldwide hunt for assets of UPFA leadersWeliamuna joins Mangala to meet World Bank’s StAR unit to recover plundered wealth

2,100 files missing: Ravi goes to CID

Govt. to extend controversial detention law by 2 more years

Bypassing Cabinet, Rajapaksa paid Rs. 1.39b to US firms and middleman

New Govt.’s mini-budget passed with a two-thirds majority

Shelton Wanasinghe passes away

Police dig into illicit treasure hunt within luxury meditation centre

Amended Mansion Tax targets bigger, pricier properties

Two more elephants rescued, one badly injured

Roundworm kills Kalpitiya’s kilo-pera as planters watch helplessly

‘Monkeying’with the monkeys

Govt. set to revive US$ 6 billion worth of shelved BoI projects

Ceremonial sitting of SC to welcome new Chief Justice K. Sripavan

Govt. invites UNHRC Chief to SL

Illegal route permits to be cancelled

TNA and SLMC in power struggle in East

114 MPs sign ‘No Confidence’ motion against Minister John Amaratunga

Chinese private sector sought equity stake in coal power plant

60-70% reduction in drug prices next month: Minister

Indo-Lanka fishing dispute flares again; urgent moves to defuse crisis

Search on for VAT scam kingpin

Govt should enforce price drops, says Marzook

China’s Liu: It’s up to Sri Lanka’s Govt. to expose deals

Vehicle importers decry steep duties on hybrid cars

Troop deployment: Govt. to continue the previous Govt.’s practice

Murder in the zoo, a classic ‘locked-door’ mystery

Vehicle stalled on middle of railway track, occupants tried to get out: Eye witness

Third time lucky? Candidates at odds over Mullaitivu polls

‘Let us correct failures and move ahead’

Jumbo find in the legal section of the Wildlife Dept.

Court orders “Wele Suda” be produced at next hearing

Father of two falls to his death

Trade Unionist demands report on FTZ worker’s killing in May 2011

3 caught with 590kg ganja, 50,000 ganja plants inside forest reserve

SI, wife caught with 100 kg of ganja

Two froggy sisters make news

Fishing trip ends in disaster

Education, Defence Ministries inquire into protests against Brigadier’s alleged abuse of Principal

Qualified persons sans political connections should head Education Institutes: FUTA

Protesting Brigadier’s alleged verbal abuse of Principal

MoHE invites views on Leadership Training after it attracts praise

Education Ministry’s Investigation Unit to be strengthened: AVK

55 Postgraduate scholarships from India

Reforms Section on Higher Education website to encourage public participation

Undergraduate activists’ deaths an accident or staged?

Japan donates over 250 tons tinned fish for North school lunches

GCE AL from Aug.4-28, Grade 5 Schol. Exam on Aug.23