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Rehabilitation program The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) will conduct a rehabilitation program for female and juvenile offenders with Canadian International Development Agency support. The inaugural session will be held on August 12 with the participation of Minister of Justice and Judicial Reform W.D.J. Seneviratne, Prisons Commissioner General Rumy Marzook and NCVC National Convener S.S. Wijeratne at a Female Ward of the Welikada Prisons. The rehabilitation program will include representation in courts counseling, skills development programs, general awareness on legal issues applicable to them etc. Buddhist organisations must unite We must be thankful to the new Minister of Buddha Sasana of the UPFA government, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake for his pledge to implement recommendations of the Presidential Buddhist Commission's report. The ACBC and other main Buddhist, organisations of the Island must work together for this very purpose, said K. Karunadasa, a former Vice President of ACBC and the Propaganda Secretary of Colombo YMBA moving a resolution in this regard at the 78th annual conference of the ACBC held at ACBC Main Hall, Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo recently. Most Ven. Bellana Gnanawimala Maha Nayake Thera presided. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Ven. Bellana Gnanawimala Maha Nayake There said the unity among all the Buddhist organisations spread over the country has become a very essential thing today. It is very sad to say that some of our Buddhist organisations and leaders have forgotten this truth. Ven. Dodanpahala Sri Suguna, Thera Prof. M.B. Ariyapala, Dr. Sooriya Gunasekara, Jagath Sumathipala, Gen. Jaliya, Mahinda Sarathchandra, Mahinda Tennakoon and several others also addressed. "Courtesy call" A delegation of, newly elected officials of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference led by its National President M.H. Saleemdeen and General Secretary M. Jiffry Haniffa made a courtesy call on the Jemiyathul Ulama, the Supreme body of the Muslims of Sri Lanka to seek their valuable advice and guidance before starting the Programme of activities for the year 2004/2005. The National President M.H. Saleemdeen presented the views and the vision of the YMMA Movement in detail to the respected Ulamas, headed by Moulavi Mufthi M.I.M. Rizvi, who appreciated the services rendered by the YMMA Movement and suggested some important proposals towards the uplift of the Muslim Community. M.H. Saleemdeen, National President also presented copies of the Resolutions passed at the 54th Annual Convention of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference in which one of the Resolutions was to emphasize that the Muslim Community as a separate entity and be recognized as equal partners in the negotiation of the peace process. Houses for 24 poor families by NHDA National Housing Development Authority has taken steps to build 24 houses to be donated to 24 poor families covering the whole island to coincide with its Silver jubilee. The Authority states the construction work of these houses will be completed by October 01 in all 24 districts. All these houses will be constructed with funds donated by the private sector philanthropists without utilizing government funds. Each house would be given to the poorest family in each district. All district officers of the NHDA have been made aware of this program in order to complete it successfully, to mark the 25th year of its existence. Property to be re-assessed in Deraniyagala PS area Deriyanagala Pradesiya Sabaha, announced over the public address system, that they propose to re-assess all buildings and houses within the PS and to allow officials to enter their premises. Meanwhile, ratepayers complain that no service was rendered from the PS, except collection of garbage along the main road, which too has now been handed over to a private contractor, who at times collects garbage kept alongside the main road, in the night when visibility is not possible and sometimes in daylight, leaving a large portion to stagnate. Householders say when garbage is left in bags alongside the road, they are carried away by stray dogs and dumped elsewhere. Ratepayers oppose the re-assessment and are in the process of preparing a mammoth petition to the Chief Minister, Sabaragamuwa PC Maheepala Herath, opposing the re-assessment and enhanced tax if any. |
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