Air Force is conducting an air defence exercise

Air Force is conducting an air defence exercise using low-flying craft in Ratmalana, Colombo, Katunayaka from 7pm to 8.30pm-SLAF Spokesman-JNW

Resettlement of IDPs in transitional

Resettlement of IDPs in transitional centers in North can be completed ahead of schedule - Min. Rishad Bathiudeen in parliament-www.news.lk

T.M. Dilshan is doubtful of playing

T.M. Dilshan is doubtful of playing in next few matches due to fractured finger says Team Manager Brendon Kuruppu a short while ago-adaderana.lk

Shares up.

Shares up. T/o Rs658mn. Lanka Cement (36.75 +4.25),Overseas Realty (14.50 +0.75) heavily traded.ASI 2,485.28 +0.47%:brokers,CSE -LBO

Air Force starts local flights

Air Force starts local flights to Jaffna, Sigiriya & Trinco from Ratmalana. Fares- Jaffna Rs. 19100, Sigiriya 9000, Trinco 15300-www.news.lk

Fuel prices reduced in Northern

Fuel prices reduced in Northern Province from midnight. Petrol by 6.50, Diesel by 5.10, Kerosene by 5.60- Secretary Petroleum Min.-www.news.lk

A9 road opened for public from today

A9 road linking North and South opened for public from today; passengers in five buses set off for Vavuniya from Jaffna-MP Basil Rajapaksa-JNW

The share market hit a one year high

The share market hit a one year high of 250302 (29. 46 points) in the first 15 minutes of trading today-Daily Mirror

No threat of a Tsunami today

No threat of a Tsunami today with no reports of earthquakes, assures Meteorology Dept. Met Dept gets few calls on rumor tied to eclipse-JNW

Galle MC opposition leader shot dead

Galle MC opposition leader Dushantha Seneviratne shot dead this morning - Police spokesman-adaderana.lk

North-East road projects

North-East road projects need US$750mn foreign funds: official. Dow+0.8%,Tokyo flat, HKong+0.3, NY oil $64.72+0. 74, Brent 66.87+0.43, Asian gold $947-1.5 -LBO

LTTE style attacks

The leader of the Maoist rebels in India has warned his group could resort to "LTTE style attacks" on Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi- Report-Daily Mirror