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| Train fares soar by 90 percent |
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 Hard on the heels of last Thursday’s hike in bus fares by 27.2 per cent, the Railway Department imposed a 90 percent increase in fares from yesterday.“The minimum fare will be doubled. The charge per kilometre has been ... |
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| Two people die in Wellawatte blast |
 Two people were killed and 10 wounded when unidentified men flung a grenade at a bus stand in Wellawatte last night, Police said.
The incident occurred near Rajasingha Mawatha where Batticaloa-bound buses collect passengers. |
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| Dengue on the rise this year |
 A drastic increase in dengue fever cases is seen this year with people failing to keep their surroundings clean and the intermittent rain causing an increase in breeding places of dengue mosquitoes.
Figures from the Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit ..... |
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