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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse met religious leaders and Police following clashes in Kandapola. Minister C.B. Ratnayake and P. Chandrasekaran were also present. Picture by Lalith Welivitigoda

Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha greets Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi Yesterday. Kadirgamar is in India on a two-day day visit, which is the first by a Sri Lankan Minister to New Delhi since the Freedom Alliance Government assumed power. Picture by AFP

President takes swift action:

Normalcy restored at Kandapola

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday took swift action to restore law and order in the tea plantation town of Kandapola, six miles from Nuwara Eliya, following clashes which erupted on Wednesday night between two communal factions over a road accident.
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With wide powers:

Presidential Committee to probe fraud and corruption

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has decided to establish a committee with wide powers to investigate fraud and corruption.
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Kadirgamar hopes peace talks resume end June

India, AFP

The Freedom Alliance Government held its first talks yesterday with India which called for an early resumption of peace negotiations with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar said he hoped talks with the LTTE would resume by the end of June, an Indian official said.
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Govt wins investment pledge

by Anjana Gamage

Many Western nations have pledged their continuous support for the Freedom Alliance Government to forge ahead with investment and tourism promotion in the country, Minister of Industries, Investment and Tourism Promotions Anura Bandaranaike said yesterday.
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