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SWRD memorial lecture

Senior lawyer and former principal of Sri Lanka Law College R.K.W. Gunasekara will deliver this year's Bandaranaike memorial lecture at the BMICH, Colombo today September 30 at 4 p.m. as part of the commemorative ceremonies to mark the 43rd death anniversary of former Prime Minister S. W.R.D. Bandaranaike organised by the Bandaranaike Commemoration Committee.

The topic will be 'Political Parties and Governance'.

The program will also include the awarding of educational scholarships to 50 undergraduates in memory of late Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakse will preside.

Gampaha District MP Anura Bandaranaike and relatives and friends of the Bandaranaike family, SLFP General Secretary and Polonnaruwa District MP Maithripala Sirisena, Parliamentarians, Provincial Governors and members of Provincial Councils and several members of the Diplomatic Corps will be among those present.

Police look for fleeing principal in molest case

A school principal is alleged to have molested an 11-year-old female student of his school, Hataraliyedda police said.

Inquiries reveal the 52-year-old principal had fled the area after the alleged offence. Additional Magistrate, Kandy, Pradeep Abeyratne ordered the suspect's arrest following a B report submitted by OIC Hataraliyedda SI Sunil Yatawara.

According to the police report the principal had allegedly asked two grade 6 female students to clean his office room after school hours.

After sending one student on an errand, he had molested the other.

Heavy rains but still no water

Heavy rains which lashed across Gurudeniya, Tennakumbura and Haragama areas on Saturday afternoon broke a spell of drought in the areas.

The pipe-borne water supply to many areas in Gurudeniya by the Kandy Municipal Council through the local authority of the area Kandy Four Gravets and Ganga Wata Korale Pradeshiya Sabha still appears to be a major issue.

Some areas in Gurudeniya have received water only for two days from September 8 to 28.

Some residents get water through private bowsers paying large sums of money.

The worst affected are the working public who after a hard day's work are compelled to walk long distances looking for drinking water.

Anti-malaria campaign

Arrangements have been made by the Anti-Malaria Unit of Galewela Health Service Director's office to launch a Malaria eradication programme in the area.

Accordingly the use of anti-malaria drugs in stagnant pools which are located along the natural water ways to destroy the mosquito-larvae have been started by the anti malaria unit.

'Govt. allocates Rs. 950 m for disposal of waste project'

When the Hikkaduwa UC met on Thursday its Chairman, Gaminie Pinnaduwa presided.

At the outset, he informed the Council that the Government has allocated a sum of Rs. 950 million for the project to dispose solid waste and urinal waste in the TC limits to Duvagoda through two major pipes. The pipe lines will be laid along the Highway and the Railway, he said.

Work will start shortly, urinal waste by hotels in the area were all disposed off to the sea in the past leading to sea pollution, Hikkaduwa being the well-known tourist area, he said. Not only urinal waste but also other solid waste from hotel and houses will be carried up to Duvagoda through those pipes, he said.

K.S.R. de G. Gunawardana (UNP) said that according to water blocks seen in the town area at present an outflow of water from the river to the town is likely.

Nimal Chandana, Vice Chairman (UNP) proposed that early steps should be taken by the Council to protect and facilitate tourists arriving at Hikkaduwa.

Speeding vehicles, tooting high power horns within UC limits should be dealt with immediately, he proposed. The motions were passed.

Sahban Hijri 1423 sighting new moon

A conference of learned Ulemas, Theologians, Katheebs and Trustees of Jumma Mosques, representatives of the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs representatives of Thakkiyas and Zaviyas, will be held on Monday October 7 after Magrib prayers under the auspices of the Colombo Grand Mosque at the mosque premises to determine the date of commence the month Sahban Hijri 1423 on the evidence of sighting the New Moon.

Therefore the Colombo Grand Mosque appeals to the Muslim public to watch for the New Moon of Sahban on the evening on Monday October 7, and if the New Moon is sighted, please inform the Colombo Grand Mosque immediately with reliable witnesses by telephoning 432110 or 434651.

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