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With India’s newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a short but deeply significant visit to Sri Lanka today, Colombo streets were bedecked with billboards and Indian flags as part of a warm welcome to the visiting PM, whose visit symbolises Sri Lanka’s return to normalcy after the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Pic by Ishanka Sunimal

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Speaker warns PSC witnesses

Gazette notification on resignations of Muslim ministers

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Indian help to develop three airports

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5 hectares of trees planted around St Clair’s waterfall

“Arrest first, ask later” policy has chilling effect on Muslim community

Birth of ‘Suraksha’ at Negombo Hospital boon to little ones

Tusker returns after a year

Kurunegala medical crisis – strong call for prompt probe on what is possible or not

Failure of Government to provide security compel ministers to resign

Extra-curricular efforts

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Veerakesari Journalist Sivam passes away

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