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A project is mooted by the ANCL to popularize jak fruit cultivation in the country. This picture taken by our cameraman Jayalal Jayawardena from Galle points to a very rare occurrence. It shows 45 jak fruits bearing in one stem. The tree belongs to Ranjith Kariyawasam, Thalagaha, Pathiragoda, Akmeemana.

by S. Selvakumar

Kaduwela Vasantha, the notorious underworld figure who was gunned down on Vesak Poya Day along with six other gangsters and Karate Dhammika and his gang who were arrested over the killings earned around Rs. 60 million a month through extortion money from legal and illegal business ventures, Police investigations have revealed.
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Ministry to provide relief to consumers

by Deepal Warnakulasuriya

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ministry has taken the necessary measures to provide relief to the consumers who suffer with the recent fuel hike. A senior official from the Ministry said that they had already begun some relief programs with a price control of all consumer goods to help the common people.
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Repatriation of refugees : Minister to meet Jayalalitha

by P. Krishnasamy

Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees, Dr. Jayalath Jayawardene, will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalitha Jayaram, in Chennai this month for talks on repatriation of the large number of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu.
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