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Teacher Promotion Exam

The competitive examination for promotion of teachers from Grade 1 of Class 11 to Grade One in the Sri Lanka Pirivena Teachers’ service will be held in Colombo on March 21 and the admission cards for prospective candidates have already been posted by mail, Commissioner General of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe stated.

Graduate teachers examination

The competitive examination for the recruitment of Sinhala medium graduate diploma teachers to vacancies existing in schools under the purview of the Eastern Province Education Ministry will be held on March 21 at 17 exam centres covering Ampara, Trincomalee, Kandy, Anuradhapura and Colombo districts. Admission cards have already been dispatched to candidates, Commissioner General of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe stated.

RI, fine for raping minor

Bandula Gunasekea and Malimbada group corr

Matara High Court Judge Preethi Padman Surasena sentenced Gurusinghe Tilak who was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor to two years’ rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years and imposed a fine of Rs. 75,000 and in default a further term of two years’ rigorous imprisonment.

The judge imposed the fine as compensation to the victim.

Applications called for Inventor’s Awards

The New Investors Commission calls applications from new inventors for Presidential awards and National Awards.

All new inventors who have been granted a patent for their new inventions last year are eligible to apply.

Students, Technical College students and University students who have been granted patents are also eligible to apply, New Inventors Commission Chief Dr. Kapila Perera said.

The closing date for application is April 30. Details could be obtained over 0112 - 424964, 0718 071251

Fish market nearing completion

The construction work of the Peliyagoda Fish Market in place of the St. John Central Fish Market, Colombo is nearing completion and plans are underway to complete the entire construction process by December this year, Secretary to the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry G. Piyasena said.

This fish market constructed in a land area of 7.85 acres at a cost of Rs. 1500 millions is funded by the Asian Development Bank along with provision from Government grants.

This massive fish market consists of 148 wholesale and 138 retails fish stalls with 25 tons of daily output capacity.

Storage rooms, refrigerator facilities, waste water disposal system, banks, canteens and office facilities for traders together with facilities for fish exports have also been provided within the complex, Secretary Piyasena said.

Boost for rural roads

Road facilities in the Hanguranketha received a boost when the Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development Ministry launched a road development project at a cost of Rs. 4.7 million.

Over 400,000 people under the poverty line in the area have been immensely benefited with these development activities. Rural roads and bridges which were in a dilapidated state in the area have been reconstructed.

The Gonakele Barathi School road was completed at Rs. 640,556 and the school road at the Merigold watta lower division at Rs. 622,003. Concrete steps were constructed from Gonipitiya Merigold upper division to upper main road at a cost of Rs. 469,993 and concreting the kovil road of the Gonipitiya Merigold upper division at Rs. 559,997.

Buddhist talk

Professor Raja de Alwis will deliver a Public Buddhist talk in English on “Mindfulness in daily life and Meditation Practice” at a meeting of the Servants of the Buddha Society on Saturday, March 21 at 4.30 p.m. at Maitri Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Epasinghe on Veemansa program

Premasara Epasinghe will be featured on the Veemansa program telecast over TNL TV at 3 p.m. today, March 17.

This program will be telecast on Buddhist Channel (Dialog TV) at 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The presenters of this programme are Shashika Jayathilake (Sinhala), Sewwandhi Gunawardana (English) and the producer is Krishantha de Silva.

Water cut

The water supply to the following areas will be restricted for 8 hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 17 to facilitate urgent maintenance work at the Ambatale Treatment Plant, said the NWSDB in a press release yesterday.

The areas affected are the Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal area, Wellawatte and Soysapura Housing Scheme. The NWSDB regrets the inconvenience caused to consumers.

Showers in two weeks

Shirley Wijesinghe

The first inter-monsoon season will begin shortly and there will be showers throughout the country within the next two weeks, a spokesman for the Department of Meteorology said.

The low pressure situation of the atmosphere which caused intermittent rain last week is now tailing off, the spokesman added.