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Farmers of Giribawa Pollonnaruwa enact a traditional harvesting ceremony to show the youngsters an event that is fast disappearing. Pic by Karuwalagaswewa Jayarathna

PM offers his weight in sandalwood

20A – SLFP finalises new electoral system

Grounded CB Gov’s lawyer says he’s being singeld out

Sirisena to unite and relaunch UPFA

President skips Bandung jubilee

Top-level team going to Ukraine for full probe on Weeratunga’s activities

Leopards and elephants take centre stage

Miliband’s putthandu faux pas provokes protests

‘Get fit’ policy planned for office workers

CAA tips the scales in consumers’ favour from May 1

A day of fun for Badulla prison inmates

Wakf Tribunal charges Ministry with neglect

Electoral reforms: Minor parties meet today to put forward common stand

Chief monk escapes drunk PC’s T.56 salvo at temple

Police probe death of woman (35) and infant hit by train

UPFA invites MR for its May Day rally; wait and see

Commonwealth Rule of Law award for Upul

BASL urges immediate enactment of 19th Amendment sans further ado

Ranil at Guruvayur temple; offers 77kg of sandalwood

Cry over powdered milk as prices plunge in world market

Asgiri Karaka Sabha meeting to appoint new Mahanayake Thera

Suspect, 4 accomplices arrested for selling real estate on false deeds

SL workers in Israel must return when visa expires to safeguard job market: SLBFE

Hearth-lighting ceremony at the Maligawa

Accidents and fights beat fireworks in New Year injury toll

Probes into 52 cases, legal action taken on 26

Govt. hedges on its incomplete 100-Day programme as deadline looms

Main political parties on campaign mode, as polls hover on the horizon

Buyers bolt from hybrid cars

News in pictures

Kalpitiya fishermen ride roughshod over beautiful corals

Glimmer of hope for Unawatuna’s lost beach

With faith in their hearts and their bullock carts, devotees make trip to Madu

Fallen Telecom pipeline brings boat safaris to a standstill

Roads and road safety

NEC recommendations to reduce O/L Maths failures to be presented to MS

Kelaniya undergraduates celebrate New Year with Old Habits

106 National Schools need Principals; applications close on April 30

Anti-narcotic Societies in 100 WP Schools to conduct Prevention programmes

President honours pledge with launch of ‘Free Wi-Fi for All’

Nearly 50% of rehabilitated ex-LTTE cadres are Graduates

Bhutan’s students to get a better deal in Sri Lanka

Night School’s light at day’s end