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Strong foundation to work out modalities:
Govt, TNA talks to resume tomorrow
The first meeting for the new year between the
special committees of the Government and the Tamil National Alliance
(TNA) to explore ways and means to find a solution for the
grievances of the people living in the North and the East will be
held tomorrow, according to TNA spokesperson Suresh Premachandran.
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UPFA to contest 308 LG bodies
Nominations for the 308 Local Government (LG)
bodies will be submitted by the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA),
said UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Industries Minister Susil
Premajayantha.
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To counter private bus operators’ strike:
More SLTB buses, trains on Tuesday
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and the
Railways Department will deploy additional buses and trains to face
the proposed all island private bus operators’ strike scheduled for
Tuesday.
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Main road alongside to be relocated:
Shangri-La Hotel pays premium price for land
The premises of the Gangarama temple and the
former Commercial Company would be converted into a recreation area
and the existing main road would be relocated soon. The Urban
Development Authority (UDA) which is handling the project is also
planning to acquire a further five acres of land adjoining the
Nawaloka Hospital which was neglected to construct an alternative
road which would link Staple Street.
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Two Lankan fishing boats detained in India
CHENNAI: The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS)
Sarang apprehended two boats with 10 Sri Lankans for illegal fishing
in Indian waters. According to a CG release, on January 3, a Coast
Guard Dornier aircraft during aerial surveillance, off the Tamil
Nadu coast detected the presence of two Sri Lankan fishing boats
within the Indian maritime boundary line.
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TRC takes 22 illegal TV stations to task
The Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC) and the
police raided 22 illegal TV stations operating in the country within
the past few months, TRC Director General Anusha Pelpita told the
Sunday Observer yesterday.
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President Maithripala Sirisena is in Thailand making a three-day official visit and attending the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit. The Dialogue Summit that brings together 34 nations in the Asian region takes place from October 8 -10 in Bangkok under the theme "One Asia, Diverse Strength".
Official level discussions have commenced between Sri Lanka and Iran on reviving trade agreements that were signed between the two countries and will be put into operation soon after ironing out technicalities, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen said. 
Pakistan on Friday (September 30) officially postponed the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad on November 9 and 10. A new set of dates for holding the Summit will be announced soon through the Chair of SAARC (Nepal), reports said. 
Due to the prevailing drought, water levels of the main reservoirs have dropped to half its capacity, with authorities warning that drastic measures may need to be taken if water is to be continuously released from the reservoirs for power generation. 
To avert a possible dengue outbreak in the next three months, when the number of mosquito breeding sites are likely to surge with the monsoon rains, the Dengue Control Unit of the Health Ministry will launch an island-wide Dengue Control Week starting on Tuesday, September 27 to Monday, October 3.
Sir Richard Jolly, former Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, and Special Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (1996 to 2000), and Principal Coordinator of the widely-acclaimed Human Development Report will deliver a lecture on, “Development: Can Sri Lanka be a model for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs)?” on September 28 at 5 pm at the BMICH Committee Room D, on the invitation of the Gamani Corea Foundation. 
Richmondite Charith Asalanka joined the elite band of school cricketers by winning the coveted Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year 2016 title for the second year in succession emulating the feats of former Sri Lankan greats Arjuna Ranatunga, 1980/82' ( Ananda) Roshan Mahanama, 1983/84'(Nalanda) Thilan Samaraweera 1994/95' ( Ananda) 'Lahiru Peiris 2004/2005 (St.Peter's) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2010'2011 (Royal) who had also won the award twice .
Cricketing legend and former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will grace the occasion at the 38th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards night scheduled to take place at the Galadari Hotel on September 20. 
Stern action will be taken against traders who sell sugar above the controlled price of Rs. 95. Instructions have been given to the relevant authorities to launch island-wide search operations, a press communique from the Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said. 
Refuting speculations, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said, no decision has been taken to impose power cuts on account of the current dry spell in the country. 
