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Galle district Literary Festival

Galle district annual literary festival will be held on September 15 from 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at Labuduwa Siri Dhamma MV (Galle).

The festival is organised by the Cultural Unit of the Galle District Secretariat with Bope-Poddala Divisional Secretariat.

New steps for Sigiriya

Sigiriya group corr.

The Sigiriya Cultural Triangle has taken action to build a new line of steps to view the Western slopes of the Sigiriya Rock. This will facilitate visitors to explore more areas of this historical rock. A spokesman of the Cultural Triangle said the cave of the frescoes will be opened soon. He said action has been taken to protect visitors from hornet attacks.

Hashish haul seized

Rafik Jalaldeen

Police seized three kilograms of hashish valued around two and half million rupees from a suspect in Kalpitiya on Thursday night.

Police spokesman Senior DIG Nimal Mediwake said a team of the Central Vice Squad from Wellawatte nabbed a suspect in Kalpitiya along with 3.01kg of hashish. "The consignment was worth around Rs.2.5 million," he added.

The suspect was arrested in Nathandiya Road, Kottaramulla junction with the hashish in his possession.

He asserted that the suspect might have smuggled the hashish from India via sea and was carrying out it repeatedly.

Seminar

A training seminar on "Sampling, Testing, Calculations and Statistics in Chemical Analysis and Environment Management will be conducted at the Institute of Chemistry, Rajagiriya on October 7 from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Further information can be obtained on Telephone 2861653

Miyuru Kalpana

The students of Visharadha Rukshan Manamperi will present Miyuru Kalpana, a cultural entertainment program at 5.30 p.m. on September 12 at the Basilica Auditorium, Ragama.

Anula Walk - 2009

A walk organized by the Old Girls' Association of Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda to get funds for the school Gymnasium will be held on September 19 at 8.30 a.m. at the school premises. It will proceed to Delkanda Junction via High Level Road and then come back to school via Old Kesbewa Road.