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Pondering the past: This little girl among the audience that turned up to claim compensation for July ‘83 victims at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday appears to have come to terms with the loss of a dear one gone before she was born consoled by the belated apologetic words of President Chandrika Bandaranike Kumaratunga on behalf of a State that unleashed terror on innocent people. Pic. by Thilak Perera

by P. Muthiah and Chamitha Kuruppu

Political and civil society leaders yesterday welcomed the national apology tendered by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to Tamil people for the July '83 riots unleashed against them.
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Still not too late - President

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga tendering a national apology to the victims of July 1983 riots on behalf of the state, government and all citizens last Friday said that it is late but still not too late.
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Drought hits dry zone

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

Lives of about 200,000 families are in jeopardy due to the prevalent drought in the dry zones.
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