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CHILDREN’S RAMAZAN: These young faithful snack as their elders worship at Galle Face Green on Friday during the traditional prayer ceremony there on Eid-ul-Fitr to mark the end of the Ramazan month of fasting. - (Photo: Ruwan de Silva)

by Ananth Palakidnar

A powerful LTTE delegation led by chief negotiator Dr. Anton Balasingham travel to Switzerland this week, to study the Swiss system of Federal government, Sunday Observer learns. In this swift follow-up on the Government-LTTE agreement in Oslo last week, the LTTE delegation will hold talks with political leaders, on the system of devolution of powers, in that country and their experience of Federalism.
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At Govt. hospitals : Tug-o-war leaves patients at God's mercy

by Shanika Sriyananda Liyanage

While the tug-o-war between paramedics and the Health Ministry, continuing for the eleventh day, the government hospitals islandwide function as usual with the nurses as replacement for the paramedics, the Ministry sources told the 'Sunday Observer'.
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CEB blames CMC for tapping power lines

by ANTON NONIS

The Ceylon Electricity Board blames the Colombo Municipal Council for frequent tapping of electricity from CEB power lines, despite the power quota it has been allocated for street lighting, CEB Deputy General Manager (Colombo City), Ranjith Gunawardene, told the 'Sunday Observer'.
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