Diyawadana Nilame Neranjan Wijeyeratne presents the Sannasa to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga informing her that the annual Kandy Esala Perahera concluded successfully. The Sannasa was handed over to her at the President’s Official Residence in Kandy on Sunday. Buddha Sasana, Internal Security, Law and Order Minister and Deputy Defence Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Central Province Governor Monty Gopallawa and several other Ministers were present. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

Principals' committee for school admissions

The Ministry of Education has developed a system to continuously seek principals' views on school admissions.In addition to discussing issues concerning the ongoing 2005 admissions, new suggestions for a future policy on school admissions will also be sought, the Education Ministry said yesterday.
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Govt allocates Rs. 2.5 b for highways

The Government will allocate Rs. 2.5 billion for the maintenance of highways in 2005. Road Development Authority Chairman M.M.C. Ferdinando told the Daily News that the Cabinet has approved the allocation which is three-fold the amount allocated for highways maintenance this year.
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Port Policy would be introduced soon - Mangala Samaraweera

A Port Policy to develop all commercial ports around the country would be introduced soon to further develop the port sector in Sri Lanka, said Minister of Ports, Aviation, Information and Media and Deputy Minister of Education Mangala Samaraweera yesterday in Colombo.
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