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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution presented by the Minister of Wild Life and Forest Resources Conservation to declare the area of 239.276 hectares where the Narangala mountain range is located as the ‘ Narangala Sanctuary’ and to acquire the lands belonging to the private and Janatha Estate Development Board in that area to […]

The Department of Official Languages compiled two books, “Sinhala Fonts” and “Tamil Fonts”, which were presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Parliament premises on Tuesday (21) by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. This presentation was made in commemoration of International Mother Language Day, celebrated on February 21. The Speaker and all Members of Parliament will […]

By Jayantha Somasundaram “My greatest strength is the love for my people, My greatest weakness is that I love them too much.” – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman On December 16, 1971, Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, Pakistan’s Eastern Commander, surrendered to India’s Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, bringing to an end the war that completed […]

Raising concerns over the recent killing of civilians by terrorists in Kashmir, defence expert Major General (retired) SP Sinha on Tuesday said Pakistan Inter

Raising concerns over the recent killing of civilians by terrorists in Kashmir, defence expert Major General (retired) SP Sinha on Tuesday said Pakistan Inter

Eastern and Andaman Nicobar Commands of the Indian Army get new commanders Huma Siddiqui © Provided by The Financial Express Lt Gen Ajai Singh. (Photo source: MoD) In the backdrop of the ongoing stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the most important Eastern Command got a new commander Lt Gen Manoj Pande. He took charge on Tuesday from Lt Gen Anil Chauhan who retired as the Eastern Commander Monday. The Eastern command looks after the crit...