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By G.A.S. Gamaethige

Pelmadulla correspondent

An archaeological site more than 3330 years old has been found in the Udaranchamadama area in Embilipitiya, by a group of local archaeologists.

The site had been discovered by Professor Raj Somadeva and his team while excavating an area belonging to the Sri Jayabodharama temple in Udaranchamadama.

The ruins of a cemetery had been found earlier in the Pahalaranchamadama school premises and this team believed that traces of the village that used the cemetery could be discovered from this excavation.

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Slaughter of animals in the public is prohibited, but here at the Mahabadhrakali Amman Kovil in Munneswaram, Chilaw some 200 goats were slaughtered as sacrifices, keeping with the traditions on Saturday. Pix by Augustine Fernando

A muslim woman whose child had been killed by the Sri Lankan police breaks down during a protest held today in Colombo against the extra judicial killings. Protestors called for the preservation of human rights and for the sustaining law and order in the country.

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By Kurulu Kariyakarawana

Amidst allegations made against Colombo Crime Division head SSP Vas Gunawardena on his alleged connection in the student assault incident, questions have been raised over the recovery of a vehicle laden with 20 claymore mines in Mannar on Tuesday by the CCD.

Making a controversial statement Senior DIG in charge of Northern Province Nimal Lewke told Daily Mirror yesterday that the recovery of a vehicle laden with 20 claymore mines made by the CCD in Mannar is suspicious and questionable as the recovery had not been reported to any responsible police officer in the area so far.

As the two elephant calves `Raju` and Sindhu` that were forcefully removed by Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela Bandara a few days ago are to be handed over to Malwaththe and Asgiriya temples ceremoniously by the President on the 7th of next month the two calves had been punished with poles to tame them say reports. They have also been burnt with heated iron bars state these reports.

In a media meeting held today Mr. Jagath Gunawardene of the Young Animal Lovers Society said the mother elephants of the two calves are acting in a very aggressive mood in the orphanage. He said the two calves had been removed on an approval from the cabinet. Speaking further he said, the cabinet approval was for two elephant calves. However, two tusked elephant calves had been removed. The issue we have is how did they remove two tusked elephant calves (tuskers) when they were given approval to remove two elephant calves.

A Tamil man who has spent the past 24 days without food today ended his hunger strike in Parliament Square.

Parameswaran Subramanyam, 28, ended his fast shortly after midday, minutes before David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, addressed MPs in the Commons. Mr Miliband returned from Sri Lanka earlier today, where his calls for ceasefire and humanitarian access were rejected by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Mr Subramanyam had not eaten since April 7 in protest at the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka. He had also refused liquids for days at a time. Doctors gave warning that his kidneys could fail at any moment if he continued.

Malaka Silva`s vehicle & driver apprehended with drugs

Friday, 20 March 2009 12:53
A person possessing drugs has been taken into custody from the vehicle of Malaka Silva`s vehicle when he arrived at the election office of UPFA candidate for Western PC election Duminda Silva at Maharagama. Malaka Silva is Minister Dr. Mervin Silva`s son.

Two turbines damaged at Kelanitissa

Two turbines were damaged in the LTTE air raid at Kelanitissa power station. Power generation using the damaged turbines was suspended. However the Ceylon Electricity Board confirmed that the damage will not affect the consumers.

Kelanitissa employee killed due to shock
2008-10-29 12:22:36

The employee of the Kelanitissa power station who died following Tuesday night`s LTTE air raid had died due to shock, a post mortem has revealed.

27-07-2008

Sri Lanka`s controversial Deputy Minister for Labour, Mervyn Silva who always steps on his own tail has put up a billboard at a prime location in Colombo city to convey his regards and wishes for a future 17th SAARC summit.

While Sri Lanka is hosting the 15th SAARC summit in Colombo Deputy Minister Silva has reportedly put up the wrong poster offering wishes to a 17th SAARC summit.

By Rohan Samarajiva

July 3, 2008 (LBO) - In mid 2006, I wrote a column entitled `The Sri Lankan state: Failed, failing or maligned?`. It was about a comparative ranking on countries on their likelihood of becoming failed states.
At the end of a critical assessment of their methodology, I concluded that `Notwithstanding these methodological problems, the index does provide a good basis for debate and discussion on the condition of the Sri Lankan state.`

Criticism over military procurement

It has been observed that many self-assumed defence analysts in this country are speculating frauds in each and every military procurement that the Ministry makes. If they are correct the military is the most corrupted organization in this country run by the most corrupted people. Thus, armed forces have no war heroes other than thieves who steal public money, according to these bogus defence analysts. The Ministry has serious concerns over this issue not because of the question of media`s right to expose the frauds, but of the biased reporting on military procurements.

Deep in the Amazon jungle, one of the Brazil`s last uncontacted indigenous tribes has been photographed from the air, to prove its existence.

The pictures show tribesmen, painted red from head to toe, preparing to defend themselves with longbows against the aircraft carrying out the photography.

The images, taken by the Brazil`s department for Indian affairs (Funai), reveal a number of thatched roof huts in a small clearing in the forest, in the western Amazon, close to Envira, which is not far from the border with Peru.

Sunday May 25 2008 06:41 IST

PK Balachandran

COLOMBO: The United States on Saturday rapped the Sri Lankan government for allowing goons to assault media persons with impunity.

Coming close on the heels of the brutal assault on and the abduction of Keith Noyahr, Associate Editor and Defence Correspondent of `The Nation weekly by an unidentified gang, the US statement said some of the independent voices in the Sri Lankan media were paying `too high a price for speaking out.`

`I have never been to Sripada. I did not get a chance to travel to Sripada. That was because I committed my entire life for the party,` he said.