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| Go out and combat crime |
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| President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday called upon senior Police officers to get involved in combating crime and warned them not to pass on that responsibility to junior officers including constables. |
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| Wilpattu tragedy: Bullet-riddled bodies found |
| The bodies of eight persons, including the Anuradhapura area commander Jayantha Suraweera, were recovered yesterday following a big search operation in the Wilpattu national park. |
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| SLFP devolution proposals by Thursday |
| President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced yesterday the SLFP proposals on a political solution to the ethnic conflict would be submitted by Thursday to the All-Party Representative Committee (APRC). |
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| DIG sent on compulsory leave |
| Police Welfare Chief and Deputy Inspector General M. A. Kamaldeen who is being questioned by the CID on allegations of corruption has been sent on compulsory leave by the National Police Commission.
NPC chairman Neville Piyadigama said DIG Kamaldeen was sent on compulsory leave pending inquiries. |
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| Circular battle at Foreign Ministry |
| Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona are embroiled in a battle of circulars over the recruitment of staff for Sri Lankan missions abroad. |
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