Today's Top Stories Buddhist prelates endorse new constitution by Ariyasena Manamendra Leading members of the Maha Sangha have expressed confidence that the proposed new Constitution will find lasting solutions to the religious, economic, social, ethnic and cultural problems facing the country. Rs. 400 private sector payrise by Ananda Kannangara Nearly two million employees in all private sector institutions will receive a Rs.400 salary increase. The newly built four storeyed cardiology and heart surgery unit at the Kandy hospital with a capacity of performing six surgeries a day was commissioned by Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Sunday.
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Peradeniya Engineering Faculty celebrates glorious half-century The Faculty of Engineering, Peradeniya completed 50 years of service to engineering education as the pioneering institution for training graduate engineers on July 1, 2000. Well over two hundred delegates from various parts of the world, including the USA, Canada, Japan and Australia participated in the proceedings. The Government will shortly formulate a new set of guidelines and recommendations that will provide the basis for the sustainable use of natural resources in the country's development programs. The UNP Alternate Group is to contest the forthcoming Parliamentary elections under the chair symbol as a constituent party of the People's Alliance, Leader of the Group and Minister of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the Northern Region, Dr. Sarath Amunugama told the Daily News yesterday. 845 deserters arrested The Police and the Army in the North Central Province have arrested 845 deserters in joint raids, an Information Department news release said.