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Bee honey project in Uva

The joint project undertaken by Ceylon Biscuits Ltd and the UNDP to develop the bee honey industry in the Uva Province will be launched at the Keppettipola Economic Centre at Bandarawela on April 28, 2009 at 10.00 am.

The Chief Guests will be the Governor of the Uva Province Nanda Mathew and the Uva Province Minister of Agriculture.

Sarvodaya legal committees

Sigiriya group correspondent

The District Coordinator of Sarvodaya Legal Movement Sunil Wijeratne said that the organisation has established 15 legal committees for enhancing the legal awareness of the rural public of Matale district.

The Coordinating Secretary said in 2008, these committees had been able to settle 51 complaints through dialogue with the contending parties, with the guidance of the committees.

Many of them are domestic issues, ranging from domestic violence, land disputes, simple assaults, which had developed due to ignorance of the law.

In addition to mediating in settling issues of the public, the movement carries out programs for educating the public. Such committees were established at Rattota, Dambulla, Ukuwela, Laggala and Moragolla, he said.

Father of six drowns

Matale district group corr

A 49-year-old father of six who was under influence of liquor, drowned in Wemedilla reservoir in Galewela Police division when he was bathing.

The deceased was identified as G.G. Bodhipaksa, a resident in Welamitiyawa area.

The Galewela Police is investigating.

Slain by nephew

Matale district group corre.

A 39-year-old woman was shot dead by her nephew in Siyambalawewa area in Sigiriya Police division.

The dead woman was Gamagedera Yasomenika, a resident in the same area.

After this incident, the suspect fled away with the weapon.

Sigiriya Police are conducting investigations.

Unity is strength

Sigiriya group correspondent

Civil defence committees have been doing a great service with a great dedication and understanding to face the grave situation the country faced. They have rendered this service because of their patriotism, said the Inspector of Police Rattota, addressing the members of the Civil Defence Committee at a seminar held at Rattota.

Spouses of the bereaved families of the war heroes, and their close relatives too attended the seminar.

Speaking further, the Inspector of Police recalled a story from the Jathaka tales, where a cluster of birds got caught by a hunter just because they were not united.

Remedy SLTB bus snags

M.I.M. Azhar Maligaikadu group correspondent

Pedestrians and vehicle drivers are facing problems due to SLTB and private buses picking up passengers in all sections of the road in the Ampara District.

Different rates too are changed and tickets too are not issued. Office workers and students are also inconvenienced by buses stopping over long periods both at Karaitivuand Hijra Junction.

Two dengue patients die

A.W. Gunawardhana, Matara Central correspondent

Two dengue patients died at the Matara General Hospital recently.

The Victims were Rashmika - Vidushan (5) of Beliatta-Tangalle and Dinusha Wijeweera (11) of Idipokuna-Tangalla. There are five more dengue casualties in Matara General Hospital according to hospital sources.