Heart patient needs funds

Palitha Fernando, a father of two of 1/3, Sriya Mawatha, Keselwatta, Panadura is suffering from a heart ailment and has been recommended an urgent surgery which is estimated to cost Rs. 410,000, by Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Rajeeva Peries of the Apollo Hospitals, Colombo.

An award winning magician, Fernando says he is not in a position to foot this bill due to his present economic plight and seeks financial assistance from the public and philanthropists to help expedite him undergo surgery.

All contributions should be remitted to A/c Number 02-2208101-9 of Hatton National Bank, Panadura.

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Deaf School PPA honours past pupils

The unveiling of the photographs of three distinguished past pupils of the school for the Deaf, Ratmalana, B.J.M. Senaratne (Past Vice President), Sarath Jayawardena (Past President) and Rohan Widanapathirana (Past President) who have done yeoman services to the Past Pupils’ Association was held at the Stanley Hall, the school for the Deaf, Ratmalana recently.

It was organized by the Deaf School Past Pupils’ Association, the school for the Deaf, Ratmalana.

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Elected Assistant Governor

Mulleriyawa National Child Education Foundation (NCEF) Director, Ven. Bandagiriye Somawansa thera, was elected Assistant Governor of the International Rotary Movement at its annual convention held in Birmingham England recently. Rotary International President D.K. Lee presided over the convention attended by delegates from countries throughout the world.

Ven. Somawansa was the founder President of the Kolonnawa Rotary Club.

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Aesthetic teacher vacancies to be filled

S. M. Wijayaratne Kurunegala corr.

The Education Ministry has requested all Provincial educational authorities in the island to put forward the details of the number of existing vacancies for Aesthetic teachers in Government schools within a week.

Education Ministry Secretary Nimal Bandara has informed the Provincial Education Ministries that after getting the details of existing vacancies for Aesthetic teachers in their respective Provinces.

the Ministry will grant its permission to recruit required Aesthetic teachers.

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Seminar

The Eastern Forum for Resources Development (EFFORD) will conduct a seminar for the benefit of the year 5 scholarship students who are sitting the examination this year.

This seminar is organized with the association of "Tharunyata Hetak" an organization which is functioning under the leadership of Namal Rajapaksha.

The seminars will be held on August 15 and 16. On August 15 (Saturday) the seminar will be held at T/ Kurinchchakerny Girls Maha Vidiyalaya and T/ Kachchakodytheevu An-Najath Maha Vidiyalaya. On 16, Sunday at T/ Kinniya Central Collage and T/ A1-Hira Girls Maha Vidiyalaya.

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SLBC to extend programs

The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation has taken measures to extend its daily programs from August 17.

Under the proposed program it will start from 5.30 a.m. and continue up to 7.30 p.m. daily, Chairman Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Hudson Samarasinghe said.

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Appointments to Prisoner Visitors Board

Justice and Law Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda has appointed former diplomat Nanda Godage to head the Board of Prison Visitors. Rajan Asiriwatham, Arjun Deraniyagala, H.G. Dharmadasa and Imtiyas Ismail were also appointed to the Board as members by the Minister.

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Leaves for Germany

Labour Relations and Manpower Minister Athauda Seneviratne left for Germany yesterday to attend a seminar and exhibition to mark International Day of Culinary Art. The seminar and exhibition which began yesterday will conclude on August 16.

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Off to Indonesia, Japan

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva left for Indonesia yesterday to take part in two International conferences as the Chairman of the Executive Board of the WHO. He will deliver the keynote address at a conference on Maternity Health and Development to be held in Bali, Indonesia. Minister De Silva will then go to Japan to deliver the key note address at another conference on New Inventions organised by the Tokyo University on August 17.

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Free clinic

A free awareness program on 'Lifestyle Modification for Better Health', will be held on August 15 at 10 a.m. Included in the program are free blood sugar tests and health risk assessments by specialist. Call 4700700 for details.

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Bus goes off road injuring 55

Rafik Jalaldeen

At least 55 passengers were injured when a bus went off the road in Polatagama, Karawanella yesterday morning. The injured were admitted to Karawanella hospital.

The CTB bus was plying from Thalampitiya to Karawanella when it went off the road in Meeoya, Polatagama around 6.15 a.m. "At least 55 passengers were injured including the driver and conductor," Yatiyantota police said.

According to police, the bus met with the accident when it was taking a bend along the Karawanella-Avissawella road.

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Special religious ceremony

A special religious ceremony according to Chinese Buddhist tradition will be held at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant complex on August 20 to mark the completion of its major construction work.

Malwatte and Asgiriya and Ramanna Mahanikaa Prelates, Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne, Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Pandu Bandaranayake, a 50 member Chinese Buddhist delegation and representatives of the Chinese firm C.M.E.C. handling the construction work including its Chairman will participate, a Power and Energy Ministry release said.

This ceremony marks the completion of the main building housing the power plant including its roof. The second and third stages of the construction work would begin soon and the plant is due to start power generation on an experimental basis in the first half of next year, the release said.

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Remembering Prof Ediriweera Sarachchandra

The Peradeniya University Alumni Association (Colombo Branch) in association with the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation will telecast a Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra commemoration Ayubowan program on August 16 (Sunday) to mark the 13th death anniversary of the celebrated dramatist, academic and writer.

Artistes Jayalath Manoratna, Nissanka Diddeniya and Anura Fonseka and journalist Gamini Sumanasekara will participate in the program that will also feature music by Gunasinghe and Ranjith Gunaratne.

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New road from Ududumbara to Mahiyangana

Harshini Perera

The first sod of earth will be cut at the auspicious moment at 9.30 a.m. today for the proposed new road to be built from Ududumbara to Mahiyangana as an alternative route to reduce traffic congestion between the two towns.

Motorists and the public face difficulties due to congestion on the Kandy-Mahiyangana route. The Government decided to build the new road as an alternative route to ease traffic congestion, a spokesman for the Central Province Chief Minister's Office said.

The first sod of earth will be cut by Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Central Province Chief Minister, Sarath Ekanayaka, Central Province Agriculture Minister, Nimal Piyathilaka and Central Province Ministers, he said.

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Commemoration

The 126th Commemoration Day, annual book release and awards ceremony of the Orabi Pasha will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre (Assembly Hall). Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Sri Lanka Gehan Amin will preside.

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Anniversary

The 10th anniversary of the Kalutara District Justices of the Peace Association will be held at 9 am today at the Panadura Divisional Secretariat auditorium, chaired by its President H.D. Chandradasa.

The Associations new magazine Mudrawa will also be launched to coincide with this occasion.

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CPTA to regularize School trishaws

The Central Provincial Transport Authority has taken steps to regularise three-wheelers which are used for the school transport activities in the province.

According to the survey made by the transport authority, over 2000 three-wheelers are being used to transport schoolchildren in Matale, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts.