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Hindus all over the world celebrated Thai Pongal yesterday. Special poojas were held in the kovils. Our photo journalist Kavindra Perera took this picture at the Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar Devasthanam at Kochchikadai, Colombo.

Ethnic issue : All party conference Thursday

by Ranga Jayasuriya

President Mahinda Rajapakse will meet political parties on Thursday in an all party conference seeking a southern consensus on the solution to the ethnic question.
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Maha Sangha appeal against war

by L. B. Wijayasiri in Kandy

On a written request made by members of Maha Sangha representing more than 30 leading Buddhist Temples in the Northern, Eastern and North Central Provinces, leading members of Maha Sangha of three main sects headed by Most Ven. Niyangoda Vijithasiri Anunayake Thera of the Malwatta Mahavihara Chapter have appealed to President Mahinda Rajapakse, the leadership of the LTTE and the International Community to take effective steps to prevent a war of any form taking place in the country again.
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Other Stories

• War on corruption
   
• ADB funds for country's road network
   
• Several 'foundations' with little use - Mahanayaka Thera
   
• Call for religious spaces and multiculturalism
   
• Estate workers get title deeds
   
• Hospital receives funds for development
   
• Cash donation to develop education
   
• No harassment, Minister assures media
   
• Railway probes continuous thefts
   

• Security measures and Social trust

• Death of a hero
   
• Kandy car park tariff irks shop owners
   
• New divisional secretariats - a compelling need 
   
• Delay in removing unauthorised hoardings : CMC Deputy Mayor expresses dismay 
   
• SLBFE chairman denies newspaper reports
   
• Conference on sustainable hazard reduction plans
   
• More wet weather
   
• Appeal

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