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Workshop

A one day workshop on "People Centric Diplomatic Service" for all the District Secretaries and Grama Sevaka Officers of the Colombo district will be held today July 20, at 8.30 am at the Maharagama Youth Centre Auditorium. Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama and Minister of Public Administration Sarath Amunugama will grace the occasion.

Sight awareness program

The Junior Chamber International Sri Lanka Colombo (Colombo Jaycees) is organising a Sight Awareness Program at Hindu Ladies College, Wellawatte, on July 21 commencing at 7.30 a.m.

Inauguration ceremony

The Inauguration ceremony of the 'Junior Jaycees Amal International' will be held at Amal International School, Colombo 05 on July 21 at 10.00 am. This event is coincide with the visit of Junior Chamber International World President JCI Sen. Jun Syp Shin to Sri Lanka.

Certificate and Diploma courses in Hindi

Central Hindi Directorate, New Delhi (India) has invited applications from non-Hindi speaking Indians, foreigners, Indian nationals/ settlers residing abroad for admission to certificate and Diploma Correspondence Courses in Hindi language through the medium of English, Tamil, Malayalam and Bangla and the Advanced Diploma Course in Hindi through only in Hindi medium for the session 2009-2010.

Certificate Course is the preliminary course, Diploma Course is the subsequent course and the Advanced Diploma Course is of the Senior Secondary Level/Advanced Level.

A/L and year five scholarship examinations

Rafik Jalaldeen

The G.C.E. A/L examination 2009 is to be commenced on August 11 and year five scholarship examination to be conducted on August 23. According to the Examination Department, the G.C.E. A/L examination will begin on August 11 and to continue until September 5 for all streams as scheduled.

Meanwhile, all arrangements have been made to conduct the year five scholarship examination on August 23. The Examination Department will be issuing Admission Cards for students sitting for the year five scholarship two weeks ahead of the test.

Eight injured in separate accidents

Kapila Somaratne Panadura group correspondent

Twelve road accidents were reported on the Galle Road and Horana Road injuring eight persons.

A lorry crashed on to the jeep of the Panadura police injuring a female Sub Inspector and two others.

All were rushed to the Panadura base hospital.

A school bus crashed onto a school van near the Central Road junction at Wadduwa injuring three students.

Both vehicles were damaged. Panadura and Wadduwa police are investigating.