DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Tilvin and Bimal are robbing the people’s mandate given to Anura; the government will soon feel the consequences” – Champika | Two sets of skeletons found in Chemmani | Three, including a girl, injured in a shooting incident | Iniya Bharathi arrested Thinakaran: The CID arrests former Eastern PC member Iniya Bharathi | “A programme to provide quality food to inpatients at government hospitals” – Nalinda Jayatissa | A special plan from the government to eradicate the rice mafia; 40,000 MT to be imported from India | The National Accident Prevention Week begins today; “12,000 out of 145,000 deaths in a year due to accidents” – The Ministry of Health |
Thinakkural: Calls for international investigations escalate; the mass grave in Chemmani resonates worldwide; massive protests in Tamil Nadu, London and Canada | Were nails driven around the child’s body? Similar traces found in the area where the bones were recovered | Possibility of mass graves elsewhere in Chemmani; skeletons found in the area excavated by the JCB machine Thamilan: Great shock in Chemmani; skeletons exhumed during the process; two sets identified yesterday | A drum magazine recovered from the Chemmani burial ground! |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A red light from the Treasury for vehicle imports ; foreign reserves at risk; Central Bank informed to take action immediately; 18,000 vehicles imported within five months; only USD 1 billion reserved for the year, but letters of credit worth USD 742 million opened during five months Divaina: The Kosgama shooting was ordered by Manna Ramesh; Kotahera Podda, who was the target of the shooting, manages to save his life by hiding in a house; a mother and daughter duo who were in the three-wheeler, injured; search operation launched after the attack | The KDU medical faculty open its doors once more for local medical students Ada: An annual expense of Rs. 405,313 for the government for each university student; Rs. 2,877,657 for a KDU student; Rs. 1,013,602 for a Bikhkhu University student; Rs. 961,994 for a student of the Buddhist and Pali University; Rs. 714,662 for a student of Peradeniya [University] |
Mawbima: The test results of patients including x-rays, CT scans and MRIs in the grasp of a certain company; officials in a tug-of-war to resolve the issue | The KDU medical faculty opens its doors for local students; 100 students with high z-scores secure entrance Dinamina: Pillayan’s follower Iniya Bharathi arrested over several murders in the East; information revealed on 13 murders; he is also a former member of the Eastern Provincial Council Aruna: “At least make an entry in the log book if you receive wrong instructions: Cabinet decisions taken for corruption-related purposes are not lawful” – CIABOC director general Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Tamil Guardian Great shock in Chemmani; skeletons exhumed during the process; two sets identified...