Today's Top Stories President and Opposition Leader hold historic meeting Delegations of the People's Alliance lead by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and the United National Party lead by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe held a historic meeting in a spirit of cordiality, humility and determination of purpose devoid of any rancour towards achieving a southern consensus on Constitutional Reforms yesterday at Temple Trees. Rs. 2.8 billion for welfare of displaced in North and Wanni by Richard de Silva A sum of Rs. 2,866 million has been provided for free food assistance and maintenance of welfare centres to displaced people in the North and the Wanni numbering 188,415 families for the year 2000.
Government invests Rs.
The Government is investing Rs.4.6 billion for augmenting the rolling stock of the Railway to improve and increase the share of the railway in passenger and freight transport. The Western Provincial Council will establish a Friendship Language Centre in Colombo by September this year in association with the Russian Friendship International University to strengthen bilateral relations between two countries. Sri Lanka's rural economy recorded a rapid growth owing to pragmatic economic policies of the People's Alliance Government, the Managing Director of the Hatton National Bank, Rienzie Wijethilake told Lankapuvath. Rs 59 million through ticket sales last year. The agreement was first initiated in August 1986.