The Kinduru of the Jataka stories?

Our heroic soldiers are now engaged in the last lap of the separatist war in Mannar and some parts of Jaffna. Mannar is a place related to our island country from ancient times even before our chronicle Mahavansa was written. It was Mannar from where Hanuman the monkey worrier mentioned in Ramayana arrived in Lanka with his troops.

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Experts offer advice on coping:

Technology overload?

The sun’s out. You decide to log off and go to the park. Upon arrival, you subconsciously check for the smart phone that’s always in your pocket. It’s not there. Now what? According to a recent report, 68 percent of us would feel disoriented and nervous, a phenomenon labelled “disconnect anxiety.” Instead of relishing the break, we freak out.

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