No major incidents reported :
Brisk polling in three provinces
The Provincial Council polls in Eastern,
Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provinces ended peacefully yesterday
at 4 p.m. with an overall voter turnout of around 55 per cent. The
elections were conducted peacefully, Elections Commissioner Mahinda
Deshapriya said at the conclusion of the polling in all seven
districts. Counting began soon afterwards at 236 counting centres in
the three provinces.
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Madhya Pradesh to accord warm welcome to President
The Central Government and the State Government
in Madhya Pradesh will accord a grand welcome to President Mahinda
Rajapaksa on September 21, the Indian media reported yesterday.
Reports said that the state government is going ahead with its
preparations to welcome the Sri Lankan President to the world
heritage site of Sanchi, 45 kms from Bhopal, to inaugurate a
Buddhist study centre.
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Two suspected Lankan boats marooned near Indonesia
Two boats carrying suspected Sri Lankan illegal
immigrants have been towed near the Mentavi Islands in Indonesia as
they were marooned for one week without fuel. The External Affairs
Ministry has called upon the Lankan head of mission in Jakarta to
inquire about the reports of the two boats. It is reported that one
of the boats had demanded 2,000 litres of diesel to proceed to
Christmas Island, their final destination.
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Navy nabs 146 Australia bound illegal immigrants
The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday apprehended another
two boats carrying 146 would-be illegal immigrants bound for
Australia in the seas east of Trincomalee, Navy spokesman Commander
Kosala Warnakulasuriya told the Sunday Observer. “The apprehended
boats were later taken to Trincomalee and the people were handed
over to the Criminal Investigation Department for further
investigations”,
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Mega show on Tuesday
Former Sri Lanka captain and the current batting
coach of the national team, Marvan Atapattu will be the chief guest
at the 34th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year at the
Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel from 6 p.m. on Tuesday. It will
be a fitting tribute to former Ananda College captain Atapattu who
had won the prestigious Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year,
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