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Independence Day celebrations proceeding in Italy

Proceedings of the 61st Independence Day celebrations held at the Galle Face Green on February 4 will be available on wide screen for Sri Lankans in Italy at Piyassaa Danthe in Napoli city on February 15 at 6.00 pm.

This has been organised by the SLFP branch of Napoli City. Sri Lankan Ambassador for Italy Hemantha Warnakulasuriya will preside.  

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Italy Hemantha Warnakulasuriya hosted a function to mark the 61st Independence Anniversary of Sri Lanka in Rome with the participation of Lankans of all ethnic groups, bringing them under one Lion flag. Here the Ambassador in the company of some of the participants at the event.

 


Graduateship program in Chemistry

The graduateship program in Chemistry at the level of a Special Degree in Chemistry will be inaugurated for the 31st consecutive year on February 21 at Adamantane House, Rajagiriya. Former Government Analyst T. Kandasamy, Past President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, will be the Chief Guest.

A record number of applicants have already been registered for this program which will commence at Kingswood College, Kandy and at the Institute headquarters Rajagiriya. Three Advanced Level passes are required for admission. Access website www.jeheme.com for details.


Annual Ambassador's Ball

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka will host the 12th Annual Ambassador's Ball on March 7 at the Hilton Colombo. The ball is hosted annually to honour the US Ambassador in Sri Lanka.


Sales agents district conference

The conference for the district sales agents of the National Lotteries Board was held on February 12, at 9.00 a.m. at Galadari Hotel, Colombo. National Lotteries Board Chairman Chaminda Athuluwage presided.


Pulathisi Abimana

'Pulathisi Abimana 2009', a ceremony to mark the completion of 25 years in politics, Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena will be held on Sunday at 2.00 p.m. at Thopa Wewa Maha Vidyalaya ground, Polonnaruwa.

Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka will preside.

Special felicitation awards on senior farmers, sportsmen and educational aid to 350 samaneras will be presented at this ceremony.


Presentation on safety practices

A presentation on 'Safety in construction - the Australian approach lessons to be learnt' will be made at the institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) by Australia based Sri Lankan Engineer Rohan Bandarage on February 16 at 5.15 p.m. at the IESL Auditorium, 120/15, Wijerama Mawatha Colombo 7.


Family education counselling

Family Education Counselling 2009, organised by the Rishshow Kosai Bai Sri Lanka, Pepiliyana, Boralesgamuwa will be held at the Saffire Hotel, Wellawatte tomorrow (14) and Kandy Art Residency, Katukele Road, Peradeniya, Kandy on Sunday at 2.30 p.m.


Open University exams

Admission Test - Diploma in English/Advanced Certificate in English and CA Test - Basic Principles of Chemistry (CHU 1221) - Level 3 of the Open University of Sri Lanka will be held tomorrow.

Repeat examinations will be held on a date to be announced later for students in the Central and North Western Province unable to sit for the examinations due to the Provincial Council Elections.


Ashirvada Pooja

An Ashirvada Pooja organised by the Old Pupils (Junior) Association of Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya, Kelaniya to invoke blessings of the Security Forces, Police and the public will be held at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya tomorrow at 5.00 p.m.


New Chairman Consumer Affairs Council

Trade , Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Services Minister Bandula Gunawardena has appointed Senior Attorney-at-Law Upali Senaratne as the Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Council with effect from yesterday.

Prof. P. Wilson and Mr. Dilum de Abrew were appointed as members of the Council in terms of Section 39 (2) of the Consumer Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003.

He was a chairman of the Land Reform Commission.


Kidney patient seeks help

Renal Specialist Dr. D. T. D. J. Abeysekara has recommended a kidney transplant and haemo-dialysis (a system of purifying blood using a machine) for W. M. Surekha Sandamalee (24) of Negampaha, Siyambalewa, Tammanagama.

Rs. 300,000 is needed to cover the expenses of this process.

Since Surekha comes from a very poor farmer family depending on harvests from the land allotted to her parents by Mahaweli. They cannot afford to foot this bill.

Surekha requests assistance from donors and donor organisations to help save her life. All donations may be sent to W. M. Surekha Sandamalee Wijesinghe, Tammennagama, Siyambalewa, Negampaha. Her bank account number is Bank of Ceylon, Galnewa 1-023739-2.


Airman killed in brawl

An airman was shot dead and his brother sustained injuries when a group of men shot them yesterday in Mawarala.

Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said following a brawl with a group of gangsters, an Airman was shot dead near Mawarala school around 1.30 a.m.

N. Tharanga Dahanayake (27), attached to Batticaloa Air Force camp was shot dead and his brother Sunil Dahanayake who sustained injuries had been admitted to Matara hospital.

“Initial investigations revealed that the incident had occurred over a vehicle dispute,” SSP Gunasekera told the Daily News.

RJ


Sarasavi Mithuro AGM

The 11th Annual General Meeting of the “Sarasavi Mithuro’ of the Colombo University will be held on Saturday at 10.30 a.m. at the students’ centre at the University premises.


Death sentence for murder accused

Colombo High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara yesterday sentenced two persons to death following conviction for committing a murder.

The Court convicted P. Don Nilanka and K. Pradeep Shantha alias Fredie for murdering A. Dimuthu Dilrukshana Silva on July 1, 1998. Dimuthu was killed at Dehigahapitiya. According to the evidence the two convicts had assaulted the victim with a club and stabbed him to death with a knife.

According to the statements made to the police the duo had killed the victim as a result of a previous grudge. The Court observed the case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. State Counsel Sudharshana de Silva appeared for the prosecution.


Special British envoy for Lanka

Britain named a special envoy to Sri Lanka yesterday.

“I’ve asked Des Browne, our former Defence Secretary, to be an envoy for Sri Lanka,” Prime Minister Gordon Brown told a Parliamentary Committee.

Reuters

 

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