Jaffna Fishing Restrictions Eased; 15 HP Trawlers Allowed
FISHING restrictions that had been in force in the Jaffna lagoon were removed with immediate effect. Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Senior Presidential Advisor told fishermen in Gurunagar, Jaffna this afternoon. Accordingly all fishermen in the lagoon are able to make their movements into fishing through specified entry/exit martial ling points throughout the day.Fishermen have also been allowed to use 15hp trawlers for fishing during day time before dusk falls.
INVESTIGATIONS have revealed that the bomb that was exploded at the Pittala Junction in Kollupitiya targeting Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has been brought to Colombo from Kilinochchi in a vehicle belonging to CARE International, an INGO, the Kotahena Police informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court yesterday. The vehicle and all suspects involved in transporting the bomb have been taken into custody. The police also produced before Chief Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi a copy of the detention signed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Defence Minister order in respect of Chandrabose Selvachandran alias Michael alias Selvarasa. Kotahena Police also informed the Court that the Police have detained suspects Sivalingam Arunan, Patmanathan Iiyer Sriskandaraja ......
NORTH & EAST: TROOPS continued their daily search and clear operations in the general areas of ASIKULAM, MAHAULGASKADA, IRANAMADU, ALANKULAM and AKKARAYANKULAM throughout Friday (19). During those search operations, they recovered two T-56 weapons, two T-81 weapons, seventeen claymore mines, thirty-one electronic detonators, one suicide belt, ninety-seven rounds of T-56 ammunition, 1kg of TNT explosives, one parcel containing explosives, one hundred and seventeen anti personnel mines and four rounds of Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG).
YOUNG Sri Lankan students from Victoria, Australia, concerned about recuperating process of War Heroes in hospitals after they sustained serious injuries during the recently-ended military operations, set an example by donating four new suction machines to Military Hospital, Colombo recently. Official documents, related to the donation were recently offered to President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) Mrs. Anoma Fonseka by one of the organizers of the donation, Mr. Asanka Silva. The donation was coordinated by Mr. Lalith Munasinghe who was also present on the occasion. 
THE Government said that fish production in the North was expected to increase with the lifting of fishing restrictions in the North. Senior Advisor to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Resettlement Development and Security in the Northern Province Basil Rajapaksa made known the Government’s decision on lifting fishing restrictions in the North. Following the decision by the Government to lift fishing restrictions in the North fishing societies all over the country.....
THE 17th and the final session of the round of Ranaviru family outreach meetings organized by the Ranaviru Seva Authority (RSA) was held at the 2nd Gemunu Watch regimental headquarters in Matara on Friday. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and several senior government officials met members of over 350 Ranaviru families at this session.The round of meetings commenced in March 2009 in Anuradhapura for Ranaviru families of Anuradhapura and Vavuniya districts.