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‘Nedungamuwe Raja’, one of the tuskers in the annual Perahera of the Dalada Maligawa was felicitated for its services at an event organised by the Eksath Bauddha Balamandalaya, Kirindiwela this week. The 63 year old tusker has paraded in the Perahera for 11 years.

Meeting top leaders, but also having the common touch

Attack on nightclub: Probe draws a blank

Clerk caught prioritising heart surgeries for ‘something’

Motion in House to ensure UN 2030 goals are met

Daytime runway renovation: SriLankan slashes 620 flights

Detained Ex-Maldivian Def. Min.’s family calls for his release

Here they come — three more foundations

Bond scam: UNP MPs challenge COPE finding

UNESCO resolution: Govt. says no change in Lanka’s stance on Palestine

HSBC’s alleged ‘bogus’ Agri-loans hoodwink Monetary Board

JO submits proposals on its stance to new Constitution

Navy increases patrols off Kalpitiya to deter illegal fishing practices

Ministry overturns Cabinet’s award to State-owned Co.

Killing of Jaffna students: Five policemen remanded

Salary hikes: First judges, then MPs

Did farmers’ fires send the country into darkness?

Drug prices slashed with immediate effect

Four standby power plants to cushion Norochcholai breakdown

Huge North-East housing project: Cabinet nod sought for fresh tenders

India-Lanka military exercises starting tomorrow

No obstacle for AG to indict Tiran Alles in High Court: SC

Drugs-price slash with immediate effect

Did farmers’ fires send the country into darkness?

Baby delivered and tumour removed in single operation

Improper parking cause of recent fatal accidents: Authorities

Level-crossing deaths show alarming increase

No RIP for dear departed in Batti

Strokes: One-stop centre for emergency plus long term care

SriLankan changes strategy: A330s and regional focus

Immunisation: Experts urge concerted action to build on Lanka’s success story

Hundreds of deathtraps left by lax sand miners

Two teenagers drown in sand extracted pit

Pick of the Pix

Sri Lanka’s future hinges on paving a path for 10-year-old girls to thrive, study says

Photo focus: A city sans rules or regulations

Land grabbers eye unprotected forests around Sinharaja

Widowed mother of SLAF officer ‘killed in action’ appeals for redress