DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Do not act contrary to the mandate we have given – Northern land owners protest in Colombo demanding the release of their ancestral lands | Photograph: Land Thinakaran: “Chemmani, Easter attacks: Truth will be revealed through impartial investigations” – Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala | “Talks to obtain U.S. tax concessions will continue” – Nalinda Jayatissa |
Thinakkural: Will Azaad Maulana be brought in for the Easter Sunday attack investigation?; diplomatic efforts underway to bring in the necessary people; steps taken to arrest some more says Minister Nalinda Jayatissa | Valikamam North people protest near the Presidential Secretariat demanding their ancestral lands | “30% of lands in the Jaffna peninsula being occupied by the military” – Gajendrakumar | “If the navy cannot control entry of Indian fisherfolks, give the responsibility to the fisherfolks” – MP Ravikaran Thamilan: Easter Sunday attacks case: “New information revealed” – Minister Nalinda; “Attacks investigation from new angles” – Minister Wijepala; opines on the recommendations of the court and Attorney General’s Department |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Court verdicts and quorum issues delay establishment of 50 local governments | Sri Lanka’s apparel industry to go to India if Trump’s taxes aren’t reduced? Divaina: Verdict given by the Appeals Court in 2020 challenged: Murder [committed] by former minister resurfaces; a writ order was also issued at the time rendering the indictment null and void Ada: Specialist doctor attached to the Jayewardenapura Hospital granted bail |
Mawbima: Youth from Mawanella, who was arrested by the Dehiwala Police and remanded for nine months without any fault, granted bail | Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne banned from entering the Jayewardenapura Hospital: bail granted on strict conditions Dinamina: Investigations into irregularities in the Samata Sevana programme during Sajith’s time: Only 367 of 2,562 villages were opened; although loans worth Rs. 13 billion were given, they had not been repaid Aruna: Bhathiya bids farewell, leaving the whole world in tears: 219 elephant deaths reported this year out of which 37 were shooting incidents Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Lanka Sara Valikamam North land owners protest in Colombo, demanding release of ancestral lands...