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The following images for this week’s Pick of the pix were captured by the following photographers Indika Handuwala, Augustin Fernando, Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi, and Anurada Bandara.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth hour: Let’s save our beautiful planet

Horana tyre factory: Tycoon agrees to pay more

Hambantota deal: Major changes in final draft

Pressure from Tamil Nadu politicos: Rajinikanth not coming

Airbus contracts end up in London court

No investigative officers to probe disciplinary inquiries against Postal Dept. workers

Gov. Mahendran gave arbitrary instructions to raise interest rate while auction was on, says witness

Conservation forest declared near Wilpattu

No one to investigate millers poisoning rice in storage

President pays respects to the ‘unknown soldier’

BASL in “hands off” policy over High Court Judge R. Kannan’s removal

Influenza raises head in NWP

Maldivian opposition condemns govt. move to postpone polls due to outbreak of H1N1

Moratuwa MC gets pro-active with RTI

RTI two months old but public still face hurdles

Pay hikes for Chief Justice, puisne judges and Court of Appeal judges and president

New laws soon to replace old ones, says PM

Colombo largest local govt. body with 66 members from 47 wards

Dr. Wijesuriya: The first doctor to treat those injured

Drivers blaring high-decibel horns will get an earful from the law

Megapolis Ministry seeks cabinet approval to get wheels moving on bus lanes

A haven for the ‘Abhimans’ of our wilds

Rivalry within rivalry as crucial Tamil Nadu by-election nears

Ravi gets best finance minister award

Building boom endangers sand and gravel resources

A hospital sans drugs

Threatened dugongs thrown a lifeline

Some insights into the attempt to impeach President Premadasa

Misunderstood Ekala landfill remains an option, council insists

Blame game takes centrestage in Parliament as garbage mounts

Kinniya dengue cases rise, while anti-mosquito struggle continues

Death breeds in garbage piles

2016: 452, 934 houses had potential mosquito breeding places

Garbage collection dysfunctional, council handicapped, say officials

Cattle menace to be driven off the roads

The Eurozone is still vulnerable