Role of Civil Society

Asoka Wijetilleka Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Western Province, Field Force Headquarters Traffic Administration and Road Safety In every civilized society, a Police system exists for the common good of the entire community. World over, the primary duty of any Police Force is the prevention and the detention of crime and criminal law enforcement with the view to apprehending perpetrators of crime and collecting evidence against them enabling them to be prosecuted in Courts of law.

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Welcome change for the better

I was surprised to read a news item that appeared in several national newspapers regarding the felling of Indian Willows along the two sides of the Independence Avenue in Colombo. The surprise was due to the distorted impression the news item tends to mischievously create in the minds of the reader that the government authorities responsible for this action are resorting to wanton destruction of well-grown trees in the name of beautifying the city of Colombo.

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Dry farming: untapped potential in dry zone for field crops

Since the early stage of dry zone civilization, Sri Lanka has been strenuously endeavouring towards the attainment of economic prosperity through agriculture. These civilizations were basically founded on agricultural systems integrated with irrigated rice culture and chena or slash and burn cultivation.

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