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DEVELOPMENT FORTUNE SATURDAY FORTUNE JATHIKA SAMPATHA VASANA SUPIRI VASANA JAYODA MAHAJANA SAMPATHA Draw No: 1183 JAYAVIRU GOVI SETHA Date 17-04-2010 Draw No: 14 SAMPATHA SAMPATHA Date:19-04-2010 Date: 20-04-2010 Date 20-04-2010 Date:21-04-2010 Date: 19-04-2010 Draw No.2113 Date 21-04-2010 Date: 22-04-2010 Date: 17-04-2010 Draw No. 2230 Zodiac Symbol: Draw No. 507 Draw Draw No:640 Lucky No. 8 Draw No. 815 Draw No. 545 Bones No 24 Scorpio Winning Nos: Winning No: Winning Nos: Winning Nos : No. 751 Winning No: Winning Nos: Bonus No. 41 Super No. 22 Y-5-4-9-5-8-1 E - 7-9 -8-7-3 J- 26-36-50- 60 Y- 04 - 39 - 52- 53 V- 22- 28- 68- 69 A-11-29-41-55 23-30-41-52 C - 16-17-20-61 35-42-45-59 Govt asked to tackle unemployment in Jaffna BY ZACKI JABBAR IN JAFFNA that the response of the business commu- of all concerned to work hard, so that the Around 200,000 young persons in nity and the Jaffna public was tremendous people can regain their normal lives after Jaffna are unemployed and the govern- and exceeded all expectations. decades of misery. ment needs to take urgent remedial action “Over 50,000 people visited the fair “Industrial production has to reach to resolve the problem, President of the over three days. It is undoubtedly the levels that were witnessed in the pre war Chamber of Commerce and Industries biggest trade exhibition to be held in days, if Jaffna is to develop rapidly. The Yarlpanam K. Poornachandran said. Jaffna. With over 200 foreign and local organizers of JITF ,have to be congratu- He told The Island on the sidelines of industrialists, entrepreneurs and manu- lated for making it possible to host the the inaugural Jaffna International Trade facturers participating in JITF, it has event, after about six months of prepara- Fair, which concluded on Tuesday at the given us hope and encouragement for the tion.” Jaffna Central College, that unemploy- future,” he said. “A wide range of items President of the FCCISL, Kosala ment and issues such as the high cost of including construction material, food pro- Wijetillaka said that JITF had opened up living, have to be speedily addressed, if cessing equipment, industrial plant and avenues for the development of Jaffna. the end of the war was to be meaningful. machinery, agricultural and consumer “FCCISL, as the apex organization of R. Duminda Silva, who took his oaths as an UPFA MP in Parliament on Thursday, Poornachandran said that they have goods and apparel and accessories were the private sector gave all assistance and with his mother at Gothatuwa Purana Maha Viharaya, where his supporters from sought Indian assistance to establish an snapped up in no time.” encouragement possible for JITF,” he Kolonnawa welcomed him. Photo Dimuthu Premaratne Industrial Estate in Achuveli. “Sri Lanka Infrastructure was very poor in said. “The message is now very clear. has enough resources stretching from Jaffna, but despite all the constraints Jaffna is open for business and it is for Point Pedro to Dondra.Our aim is to bring Lanka Exhibition and Conference investors to make the best of the opportu- in as many foreign and local investors into Services the Federation of Chambers of nities available.” Thunder storms leave Jaffna. They will be encouraged to estab- Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka The three day event was jointly organ- lish Joint Ventures that can spur econom- helped us to host JITF, he said. ised by Lanka Exhibition and Conference ic development.” Jaffna Government Agent K. Ganesh Services, the Chamber of Commerce and 56 houses roofless Asked about his impressions of the said that the peninsula had moved to a Industries Yarlpanam and Lanka Lightning strikes 8, including child inaugural JITF, Poornachandran said post conflict situation and it was the duty Exhibition and Conference Services. BY IFHAM NIZAM Disaster Relief Ministry officials said that they were collecting data on houses. More than 350 people were affected They also said that dry rations and cooked food will be distributed till reno- Angry Wimal... From page 1 CMC fears ‘Operation when thunder storms caused damage to 56 houses in the Moratuwa area yester- vation takes place. had deleted Muszmil’s name without been offered over Rs. 3000,000 to buy him day, Disaster Management Centre offi- Till renovations are affected residents the consent of the NFF, Weerawansa told over and it was he who had exposed a con- Poster Buster’ cials said. would be housed in suitable locations. the media. He said he had contacted Basil spiracy to buy him. They told The Island that almost all Meteorological Department Duty Rajapaksa, who promised to bring the He said that the UPFA government will be in vain the roofs of those houses were blown off Forecaster Gayani Hendavitarana told matter to the notice of President had included Prof. Rajiv Wijesinghe on by the strong winds. The Island that strong wind patterns are BY LAL GUNESEKERA Rajapaksa the following day. However, no the National List and it was a joke. In Badulla, lightening struck eight forecast for the next two days. tangible response from any one had come Muzamil had done more politics than people including a child in Elli ella, She said that it could hit only a few in favour of the NFF. Prof. Wijesinghe and the NFF would ’Operation Poster Buster’ in Colombo Badulla. places. “This is a common occurrence The UPFA government should not strongly denounce the way the UPFA gov- to remove election propaganda material during this part of the year,” she added. have treated the NFF shabbily because it ernment treated it. pasted on the walls is almost completed, but the Colombo Municipal Council had defended the UPFA to the hilt at its Weerawansa said that UPFA General authorities fear that disfigurement will hour of need, Weerawansa said adding Secretary Susil Premjayantha had been a come up again within the next few days Question mark hangs over IDP resettlement claim that in terms of seniority Muzamil was law unto himself. Even the JHU should once the Cabinet appointments are made It was earlier stated that each family all qualified to be a have been given at least two slots from BY DINASENA RATHUGAMAGE IN by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. would be provided with Rs 25,000 to National List MP of the National List. The UPFA had received VAVUNIYA The Chief City Administrator of the rebuild their houses but the INGOS that Classified the UPFA, he said. 125 to 130 seats and 11 SLFP MPs had Observers, here in Vavuniya, are CMC, Omar Kamil, told The Island that promised the money now say that they What the UPFA gov- been included on the National List. All questioning official claims that IDPs Advertising the CMC has done their part for the do not have sufficient funds. have been resettled. ernment had done parties attached to the UPFA should have moment, but fear that more posters will IDPS have also been denied their free The so called resettled people say to Muzamil was a been offered at least two National List be pasted on walls by Cabinet dry rations on the grounds that the great injustice. seats. The NFF urged the UPFA govern- appointees. He aid that politicians must that except for 16 roofing sheets and Rs agreed period of six months to provide MPment, especially its General Secretary make use of the posts made available to 5,000 in cash there has been no other such dry rations had lapsed. Weerawansa added Premajayantha to treat all the con- paste posters, instead of making use of assistance to help them re-build their Their plight is quite sad, those who that before the stituent parties equally, Weerawansa walls and pollute the environment and houses and settle down. are privy to their living conditions said. Presidential elec- said. waste public funds. He requested politi- tions, Muzamil had cians to hang banners instead, which could be pulled down easily. Kamil said that CMC falls out of Ranil... From page 1 NUW... From page 1 favour with politicians when they Opposition had adopted in electing the Ratna Thero (JHU), Rishad Bthudeen remove posters etc. during election peri- new Speaker must continue for the sake of (ACMC), A. L. M. Athuallah (Ashraff the presidential election and the general ods, but once the Elections the country, whose bane was confronta- Congress), and P. Diagambaram (NUW). election, the NUW, an ally of the UNP, Commissioner gives an order to remove tional politics. He said the Seventh The MPs took oaths collectively after deserved a Na these election material, there is no prob- Parliament was lucky to have elected as which the House proceeded to elect a He said that he would act as an inde- lem. He also thanked the Police Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, who had an Deputy Speaker and the Deputy pendent MP in Parliament and the NUW Department, who were granted Rs 12 unblemished record as a parliamentari- Chairman of Committees. Prime million by the Government to remove would be with the government whenever it an. Minister Jayaratne proposed the name of election related material with the help of made good initiatives. UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil MP Piyankara Jayaratne as the Deputy 1320 labourers. “We used our own staff plus the con- Wickremesinghe congratulated the new Speaker. It was seconded by UNP frontlin- Susil..