Quick Look

Program to eradicate dengue

Ratnapura group corr.

Steps have been taken to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds in the Nivitigala town by the 8th battalion, National Cadet corps and the Nivitigala Pradeshiya Sabha. The program is implemented under the Rural Development Minister, Premalal Jayasekera.

The program include an awareness program among the people.

Heavy rains in Nuwara Eliya

P. Rajaratnam in Nuwara Eliya

With the dawn of the south west monsoon in the Nuwara Eliya district heavy rains and gales have caused havoc for the past three days, with most of the giant reservoirs rising.

In several places there were major earth slips, particularly in the Dunscinane, Pundaluoya roads, and around the townships. Several huts in the slum areas have been destroyed due to heavy blowings and trees falling on them.

Work in the plantations have got disrupted due to heavy rains and in the low lying areas, vegetations and potato cultivators have lost heavily in their crops.

Annual convention

The annual convention of the Agriculture Research and Production Assistant Union will be held on July 11 at Temple Trees under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa with Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, Dinesh Gunawardena, Bandula Gunawardhana, Dullas Alhapperuma and Athauda Seneviratne, Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana and Director General Trade Union Affairs Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra participating as invitees, a union press release said.

A day’s salary of members will be handed over to the National Defence Fund while books will be donated to IDP children in the north.

Islamic lectures

Scholar Ash Sheikh Mufti Yoosuf (Binnoori) will deliver a talk on prophet Nikah Sermon in today’s context on July 6, 2009 at 10.30 a.m. at the Nimal Road Jummah Masjid in Bambalapitiya.

These lectures will continue every Poya day in English by Islamic scholars catering to English speaking Muslims under the guidance of Darul Uloomil Islamiyya.

Pooja for People’s Bank anniversary

A special pooja to mark the 48th anniversary of People’s Bank will be held today at 5 p.m. at the Sri Badra Kali Amman Kovil, Trincomalee.

Opening of maternity ward

The new maternity ward complex of the Elpitiya Base Hospital complete with modern facilities will be opened on July 17, 2009. The project costing Rs. 45 million is funded by a foreign NGO.

AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Olcott Memorial Sports Foundation will be held today at 3.00 p.m. at the Bloomfield Sports Pavilion, Ried Avenue, Colombo 7.

Poly clinic

The Sri Lanka Cancer Society will hold their next Poly Clinic on July 12 (Sunday) from 8.30 am to 11.00 am at 37/25, Bullers Lane, Colombo 7 to screen patients for cancer.

Paps Smears testing and Dental and General Clinic activities will also be conducted. The services are free of charge.

Workshop

A workshop on Information and Communication Technology Law organised by the Colombo Law Society will be held on July 2009 from 9.00 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Commercial High Court of Colombo.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice J.A.N. De Silva PC will deliver the keynote address.

Several Judges, Lawyers, Students and members of the Public and private sector will participate.

Dayawathie needs help

Consultant Orthopaedic Dr. Upali Banagala has recommended Dayawathie of No. 42, Pethiyagoda, Veyangoda, who is suffering from osteo-arthritis immediate surgery to graft a hip-bone as she is in imminent danger of losing her ability of walking.

She is the mother of two children. Her husband being a cultivator is not in a position to afford the operation, which will cost over Rs. 300,000.

They are seeking public assistance to raise this amount. Those interested in assisting this worthy and meritorious cause could send donations to account No. 1-0092-02-6179-3 at National Savings Bank, Veyangoda branch. Further details could be obtained from Tel. No. 0602960868.

New Auditorium

K.A. Perera Wadduwa special cor

An auditorium will be constructed for the benefit of the People of Dodangoda divisional secretariat division said the Chairman K.K. Jagath Keerthi Perera. A land has already been set apart. The estimate cost is ninety lakhs.