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BASL condoles death of Minister Dodangoda

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka condoles the death of Amarasiri Dodangoda, Minister of Justice and Law Reforms, Attorney-at-Law and a senior politician of this country.

The Bar Association extends its deepest sympathies to Mrs. Dodangoda, Attorney-at-Law and family.

UGC to release cut-off marks

The cut-off marks for university admissions for this year will be released soon, University Grants Commission said.

The UGC hopes to admit a minimum of 20,000 students to 14 universities in the country this time.

Arrangements have been made to commence studies at all the universities concurrently from this year.

New website

The British High Commission announced the launch of its Virtual Embassy website in the Maldives. The website, ukinmaldives.fco.gov.uk was launched by President Mohamed Nasheed in the Maldives yesterday.

The High Commissioner to Maldives is based in Colombo.

Uva PC elections:

JVP appoints committee for nominations

People's Liberation Front (JVP) has appointed a committee to prepare the list of candidates seeking nomination for the upcoming Uva Provincial Council election.

This committee includes its propaganda secretary Vijitha Herath, Political Bureau members Chandrasena Wijesinghe MP, and Parliamentarian Samantha Widyaratne.

Remanded for possessing ganja

ANANDA PATHIRAJA North Central corr.

Puttalam Magistrate remanded a suspect who was nabbed with 4 kilos of ganja in his possession till June 3.

This suspect is identified as Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Dharmasena (62), a father of three, from Gambirigaswewa, Ihalapuliyankulama.

The suspect was nabbed with the ganja plants at a location at the Gambirigaswewa forest reserve by a team of policemen from Saliyawewa police.

Militants kidnap 300 in Pakistan

Taliban militants kidnapped about 300 students, teachers and their relatives travelling in a convoy of mini-buses in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region on Monday, police said.

“Driver of one of the vehicles managed to escape and students reported to us that their colleagues have been kidnapped by Taliban,” Razaq Khan, a police official in Bakka Kheil village told Reuters.

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SAARC meeting

The third meeting of the SAARC Working Group on Biotechnology will be held on June 4-5, 2009 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. Science and Technology Minister Prof. Tissa Vitarana will attend the Inauguration at 9.15 a.m. on June 4, in addition to the delegates from eight SAARC countries and the SAARC Secretariat.

Poson Bakthi Gee

A Poson Bakthi Gee recital, is organized by the Employees Welfare Society of People’s Card Centre to be held at Ranaviru Sevana, Ragama on June 5 at 6 p.m. in felicitation to the war heroes who devoted their lives for the sovereignty of our motherland.

Buddhist talk

Bogoda Premaratna will deliver a Public Buddhist talk in English on “What is Vipassana” at a meeting of the Servants of the Buddha Society on Saturday, June 6 at 4.30 p.m. at the Maitri Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Poya lecture

The Conference of Sri Lanka Malays (Coslam) will hold the monthly Islamic lecture series ‘in the shade of the Holy Qur: an: to be held at the YMMA Conference Main Auditorium No. 63 Sri Vajiragnana Road, Dematagoda, Colombo 9 on Sunday June 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For inquires contact: SDR M. Rhumy Amith - 0777800631.

Dansala

The grand Poson rice dansala organised for the 17th time by All Brothers Sports Club with the assistance from villagers will be held on June 7 and 8 at the premises close to the Eeriyawatiya general cemetery.