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Princess to reign the northern rails again

Vivid are the memories of scrambling into the compartments at Anuradhapura; people sprawled full-length across the seats fast asleep; tapping them awake to get some room to sit; and burly, bleary-eyed men sullenly and reluctantly stretching up off the seats.

A stitch in time helps battle-scarred soldiers

Some 550 soldiers are absorbed in their work at the sewing machines, as music plays in the background. Though having some form of permanent disability sustained in their days at the battlefront, they are now gainfully and happily employed at Ranaviru Apparels, a novel rehabilitation project of the Sri Lanka Army.

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