By: Walter Jayawardhana

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said there is no truth in the statement of the United National Party that after the Provincial Council elections in North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces the war to eliminate terrorism will be stopped.

"We showed that terrorism could be eliminated from the country’s Eastern Province and similarly we will eliminate terrorism in the Northern Province and bring back democracy to the citizens of the area they once enjoyed", he said in a television interview conducted with him by the state owned Independent Television Network and broadcast Tuesday night.

COLOMBO: Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Tuesday expressed confidence that the security forces were on target to capture the Tiger stronghold of Kilinochchi within the next four months.

The Defence Secretary told The British Times Online publication the mission could be fulfilled by the end of this year. “You can't just push the Tigers into the jungles and wait. You have to search for them and completely eradicate them. Only then will peace come,” he said.

His comments came amid warning by neighbouring India that Sri Lanka may not win the war unless the Tamils are given substantial political rights.

First ever “Double Decker” bus assembled in Sri Lanka was introduced by the Micro Cars Ltd, the automobile manufacturer.The first bus assembled was presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 12^th August. Prof,G.L Peiris, Minister Kumara Welgama and several others participated in the ceremony.The Manufactures are expecting to promote the bus both for the local and the foreign market.

Eastern Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan is confident that the President will very soon be able to liberate the Northern Tamil civilians experiencing hardships under the grip of the LTTE terrorists for 30 years, as freedom was secured for the Easterners by liberating the Province.