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Four jumbos killed due to floods

Monday, 17 January 2011 16:56

Minister of Agrarian Resources Services and Wild life S. M. Chandrasena today denied reports that 50 elephants had been killed during the recent floods. Minister Chandrasena told Daily Mirror that only four elephants in Habarana, Giritale, Kavudulla and Minneriya wild life parks had died

UN to visit flood victims

Monday, 17 January 2011 14:16

UN Assistant Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg will visit Sri Lanka on an official three day mission to meet the flood affected people, beginning Wednesday, the UN office told Daily Mirror online

Sarath Fonseka ill

Monday, 17 January 2011 14:00

Former Army commander Sarath Fonseka is reported to be suffering from an immune system ailment which had caused his hair to fall and body to itch, DNA MP Tiran Allas told Daily Mirror

Underworld will not raise their heads

Monday, 17 January 2011 12:43

The government will never let the underworld groups raise their heads whether they are in the South or North. There will be no terrorism in the soil of Sri Lanka hereafter, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said while addressing the main Thaipongal festival in Jaffna today

DS assaulted over flood aid

Monday, 17 January 2011 12:07

Hundreds of residents affected by floods in Batticaloa today forcefully entered the Divisional Secretariat in Arayampathy and assaulted and injured three officials including the Divisional Secretary in the area, alleging misappropriation of flood aid