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Book launch

Journalist Bandula R. Gulawatta’s book “Langamata Panahai” will be launched at a ceremony held under the patronage of Transport Minister Dalls Alahapperuma at the Horana Vidyaratna hall on Sunday October 12 at 2.30 p.m.

The Ven. Meewanapalane Sumedha, Chief Sanghanayake Thera of the Western Province will preside.

Dr. Tudor Weerasinghe, Head of the Department of Journalism Colombo University (Sri Palee Campus) will deliver the keynote address. Ven. Omalpe Gnanasiri Thera of the Horana Vidyaratne Faculty, CTB Chairman Tudor Dayaratne, Horana SLFP Chief Organiser Vidura Wickramanayake, Horana Pradesheeya Sabha Chairman Yasapala Koralage, Western Province Road Transport Authority Chairman J.M. Hemasiri and Dinamina Managing Editor Ranjan Amararatne will be among the other speakers.

Memory walk

The annual Memory Walk organised by the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation kicks off on October 11 from the Angsana Spa Garden at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. This is the sixth year in succession that the walk is taking place which attracts large crowds helping to create awareness of this fast spreading disease especially in Sri Lanka.

Public lecture

Sterling Perera, former Vice Chairman, National Education Commission will give a public lecture on “Issues Regarding Access to Higher Education in Sri Lanka” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, at the SLAAS Auditorium 120/10, Vidya Mawatha (Off Wijerama Mawatha), Colombo 07.

Seminar

A public seminar on education organised by the Prayathna People’s Movement (PPM) will be held at the Colombo Public Library Auditorium at 2 p.m. on October 9. The theme of the seminar is “Supra Grade School for every child and a better education for the country”.

Three sentenced in Monterro burglary case

Sandasen Marasinghe

Colombo High Court Judge W.A.T. Ratnayake yesterday sentenced three convicts of a Monterro burglary case to three years rigorous imprisonment.

The Court sentenced J.T. Vanigaratne, G.K.T. Sampath Senaratne and L.G. Ajantha Attanayake to three years rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine Rs 10,000 each and another 12 months RI in default.

They were convicted for burglary of a Monterro (65-9819) worth of Rs 3.5 million at Horton Place, Colombo from B.A. Saman Pushpakumara.

They were convicted for threatening Pushpakumara with a firearm.

Death toll stood at 28

The death toll in the yesterday’s suicide attack targeting the opening of a new North Central Provincial Council Opposition Leader’s office in Dharmapala Mawatha, near the Anuradhapura bus stand, stood at 28 by yesterday afternoon. Among the dead are:

Maj. Gen. Janake Perera, Mrs. Vajira Perera (wife), Dr. Raja Johnpulle, Dr. Mrs. Jenita Johnpulle (Wife) Sunil Dissanayake Provincial Councillor N/Central (UNP), N.M. Anurdeen lawyer PC member (UNP), A.C.S. Hameed lawyer, Legal Adviser (NCP) for, UNP Mrs. A.C.S. Hameed (wife), Kumara Patirana Ex. Vice Chairman Urban Council Anuradhapura, Dr. Pushpa Kumara, Journalist Rashmi Maharoof, Provincial Council Candidate Subashi Charies (UNP), Thanuja Rajapakse lawyer, Ex. Inquirer into Sudden Deaths S. Rathnayake, Pathage Wimalasena - supporter, Driver of Johnpulle, Driver of Maj. Gen. Janake Perera, Body Guard of Priyantha Wijesuriya Supporter.