Quick Look

Neglected road irks motorists

Gamini Samaranayake - Kandy Roving Correspondent

The Talatuoya-Ankelipitiya via Atulgama road in Hewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha area, is in a state of disrepair. This road which has not been repaired for few years, is full of large pot-holes, inconveniencing motorists and pedestrians a like.

Meanwhile, the Kandy-Mahiyangana (A-26) road via Kaluntenna in the Udadumbara Pradeshiya Sabha area is also in a state of disrepair. This road which has not been repaired for few years.

No Sinhala teacher

Gamini Samaranayake - Kandy Roving Correspondent

There is no Sinhalese teacher at Hewaheta-Al-Hasna School and the students are facing many problems.

The Sinhalese teacher attached to the school was transferred a year ago and students have to travel to private schools to learn the Sinhalese subject.

ACBC celebrates 90th anniversary

The All Ceylon Buddhist Congress completed its 90th anniversary yesterday and arrangements were being made to mark this occasion by holding a series of ceremonies at the its Headquarters at 380, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07. These events took place in December 18, 19 and 20 at the Headquarters.

Mahanayake of Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya Ven. Dawuladene Gnanathissa thera presided over the final day ceremony.

Book launch

Professor Sunanda Mahendra’s latest collection of Sinhala narrative poems titled Adurinduge Agamanaya will be launched at National Library Services Auditorium at 3.30 pm today.

A discourse on ‘Towards a new Sinhala poetic Creative tradition’ will be held with the participation of Prof. Siri Gunasinghe, Parakrama Kodituwakku, Karunaratne Amarasinghe and Buddhadasa Galappatty. Adurinduge Agamanaya is a Godage publication.