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Devotees carrying out the tradition of breaking coconuts while the Vel cart proceeds along Kompannaveediya from the Sri Subramaniamn Swami Kovil yesterday. Pic by Indika Handuwala

A picture speaks louder than words

DO jobs for 16,800 graduates; but audit report expresses concern

Birth of NDF under UNP leader; 48-member Cabinet proposed

Lanka gets US nod for tea exports to Iran

Heavy rain likely during presidential election campaign

US company to modernise Sapugaskanda oil refinery

Kadirgamar killing: Germany declines to divulge identity of suspect

Ministry secretaries monitoring more than 40 ‘slow-going’ mega projects

Gentlemen of the Jury, ‘Zorro’ is dead

Construction worker dies after wall collapses on him

National conference on peace, harmony and coexistence on Tuesday

Canberra draws line in the sand for fake asylum-seekers

Top police officers speak of multiple probes on Zahran ahead of Easter Sunday blasts

AG excused on grounds of conflict of interest

Lanka’s new Qatar envoy looks to the future when forging ties

UK, Lankan Environment Ministries work together to solve container mystery

A child untouched by love is unguarded by law

Deep in Sinharaja, hope rises for threatened jumbos

Farmers ignored advice and now see crops wither

Multi-pronged battle against diabetes

Policy-driven candidate serves the national interest better than a “winning candidate”

Vehicle imports drop in first six months of the year

Muslim women activists insist on urgent reforms in personal law

Minimal facial injuries evidence backs use of full-face helmets

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The ‘street food’ we consume