Army attacks LTTE boats with armour and artillery- Jaffna

Sri Lanka army at two separate occasions attacked LTTE boats detected in Jaffna lagoon last morning (April 9).

According to the defence sources in Jaffna, seven LTTE boats in two groups were detected in the Jaffna lagoon , off Ariyalai , moving towards security forces forward defence line (FDL) around 10.20 am. Army attacked the LTTE boats at close range using armour tanks, said the sources. Tank crews have confirmed that one LTTE boat was exploded during the confrontation, the sources added.

Elsewhere in the Jaffna lagoon, army directed artillery fire at an LTTE boat detected around 11.20 am. Later, a body of a suspected LTTE agent was found washed ashore said the sources.

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Somawanasa insists Wimal pay to repair Bell Accuses him of disobedience

JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe yesterday set tough conditions for dissident Parliamentary Group Leader Wimal Weerawansa’s return to the party and the eventual resolution of the crisis triggered by his refusal to carry out decisions of the Party’s decision making body.

Rejecting Weerawansa’s claim of a conspiracy to oust him, Amarasinghe said the MP could come back but that would be subject to his readiness to abide by the Party Constitution.

Addressing a hastily arranged press conference at the Sri Lanka Library Services Board, a furious JVP Chief emphasized that Weerawansa should respect the opinion of the majority. "We’ll not tolerate dissenting views in public. Once a decision is taken on any issue, it would stand," he said.

Flanked by MPs Lal Kantha, Vijitha Herath and Chandrasene Wijesinghe, Amarasinghe asserted that unlike the UNP and the SLFP they wouldn’t turn a blind eye to indiscipline. Weerawansa couldn’t take a different view in public at the expense of the party, he said, acknowledging there wouldn’t and couldn’t be any exception even for him.

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Kelaniya Flyover to be named after Jeyaraj

The flyover at the Kelaniya rail crossing will be named Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Memorial Flyover in honour of the late Highways and Road Development Minister and Chief Government Whip Jeyaraj Fernandopulle on President Mahinda Rajapaksa's direction, acting Highways and Road Development Minister T.B. Ekanayake said.

He said the ceremony marking the naming of the flyover will be held today to coincide with the Minister's funeral.

Fernandopulle gave priority to the construction of the Kelaniya flyover on the request of Minister Mervyn Silva. The flyover was completed within 60 days, a world record. It was opened last month by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presence of Ministers Fernandopulle and Mervyn Silva.

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