DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Shritharan removed from Parliamentary Group Leader post; ITAK Political Committee unanimously decides” – Sumanthiran announces | Today is India’s 77th Republic Day Thinakaran: Drug trafficking thwarted in the southern sea; 11 people arrested | “Equal eye care for all” – Minister Nalinda Jayatissa |
Thinakkural: Immediately stop the Kivul Oya project; Massive protest in Vavuniya North on the 30th | Kivul Oya project; “Tamil parties are lying!” – Ramalingam Chandrasekar | ITAK MP Shritharan stripped of Parliament Committee Leader post? Sumanthiran says the decision was made because he refused to accept the advice of the Political Committee | Six police officers verbally abused the Reverend Father; assaulted him with their legs and helmets; admitted to Negombo Hospital Thamilan: Withdrawal of Shritharan MP’s post! “The party has decided to withdraw the responsibility of the Parliamentary Group Leader” – Sumanthiran | 11 suspects arrested with drugs; 184 kg of ‘ice’ and heroin seized |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Coal crisis at power plants: generation disrupted as only 3 of 38 ships arrive; year-long risk feared if supplies miss April rains; allegations that conditions were altered to transfer the tender from South Africa to India | Did Balapitiya Pradeshiya Sabha chairperson create chaos at police station after bike was stopped? Police say incident was videoed Divaina: Suspended parliament’s second-in-command goes to court seeking justice; says he was suspended without inquiry or hearing, faces allegation of giving false information to secure post; social media claims real reason was revealing a private detail of the Speaker | Rs. 450 crore drug haul seized in two trawlers in southern seas linked to ‘Dehibale’; 11 including fisherfolk and dealers detained in largest seizure this year | Doctors to launch continuous strike from today after halting 48-hour one; “We will not issue prescriptions for outside medicine or tests” – GMOA Mawbima: Drugs worth Rs. 450 crore seized from two vessels in southern seas | Mystery surrounds death of young woman in torched Ankumbura house; former prison guard arrested
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Dinamina: Shiranthi buys land in Colombo for Rs. 350 lakhs via Siriliya account | IMF allocates Rs. 4,980 crore for business development | Drugs worth Rs. 500 crore seized at sea; 296 kg found in two vessels in largest haul recently | Parliament Deputy Secretary-General Chaminda Kularatne suspended Aruna: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |