News in brief

Water interruption

COLOMBO:The water supply to Borella, Maradana, Cinnamon Gardens, Town Hall, Union Place, Hunupitiya, Kollupitiya, Wanathamulla, Baseline Road from Dematagoda to Borella junction and all connected by-roads will be interrupted tomorrow from 9 a.m. to Sunday 3 a.m.. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said yesterday.

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Felicitation ceremony

COLOMBO:A felicitation ceremony in honour of retired teachers of Nalanda College, Colombo organised by the Nalanda College Old Boys' Association will be held at the Rock House Camp, Mutwal tomorrow from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Meditation

COLOMBO:A special meditation programme titled 'Asirimath Budhu Suwanda' conducted by Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera to mark the 'Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Year - 2550' will be held tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the All Ceylon Buddhist Employees' premises, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.

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Appeal for blood

COLOMBO: A heart patient who is to undergo surgery needs A positive blood. Donors are requested in call 077 3687782.

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Annual General Meeting

COLOMBO:The 12th Annual General Meeting of the Coconut Growers' Association of Sri Lanka will be held at the BMICH tomorrow.

Coconut Development Minister Salinda Dissanayake will be the chief guest.

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Workshop

MORATUWA:The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, has organised an international workshop on Assessing the Need for the Management of Highway Axle Loads in Developing Countries today and tomorrow at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

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Get-together

COLOMBO:The Sri Lanka Naval Association will celebrate its mid year get-together at the Sugathadasa Sports Hotel, Colombo 14 on June 25 from 9.15 a.m.

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Lake House marketing agent dies

Lake House Marketing Agent of Kuliyapitiya, Mrs. R.N.B. Wijeratne has passed away. She was the widow of W.A. George Perera Wanniarachchi, the founder of Sasthrodaya Press, Kuliyapitiya and mother of former Assistant Commissioner of Labour Susirinatha Wanniarachchi, Former Kuliyapitiya U.C.Chairman Dayananda Wanniarachchi, Sumithra Wijesundera, and Padma Senanayake of St. Anthony's Girls' School, Kollupitiya.

Last Rites will take place at the Kuliyapitiya U.C. cemetery on Saturday, June 17 at 05.00 p.m. Her remains are now lying at No.11, Mihindu Mawatha, Kuliyapitiya.