President joins Kataragama Esala Perahera
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Kataragama yesterday July 10, afternoon to participate in religious observances and also attended the final Randoli Maha Perahera of the annual Esala Festival at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, where he witnessed the ceremonial placement of the sacred relic casket upon the relic-bearing tusker. Delive...
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UN Human Rights Push and Economic Crossroads in Sri Lanka
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KKS police station receives anonymous threat call
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CONSTRUCTION
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