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Suspended mayor yet to hand over office, vehicle

Indika POLKOTUWA and Asela KURULUWANSA

L.B. Aluvihare who has been suspended from the office of Mayor of Kandy by the Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka had not handed over his office room or the official vehicle upto yesterday morning despite a written request made by the Municipal Commissioner. As a result the Deputy Mayor Suminda Wickremasinghe who assumed the office of Mayor in keeping with relevant gazette notification is unable to perform his duties.

Lorry knocks down man

Matara Roving corr.

M. Weeraratne (45) a resident of Samagipura, Suriyawewa died on the spot after being run over by a lorry at Suriyawewa on Monday.

Alleged driver of this lorry was arrested.

Costly eggs

Matara Roving Corr.

A resident of Eliyakanda, found guilty of keeping turtle eggs in his possession was fined Rs. 30,000 by the Matara Acting Magistrate Charitha Nanayakkara recently.

Turtles are an endangered species and rearing the reptiles or possession of its eggs is illegal. Matara Police prosecuted.

Journalist in custody:

IGP directed to facilitate release

President Mahinda Rajapaka directed the Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday to expedite the inquiries on Journalist Chandana Sirimalwatta who is now in remand custody and cooperate in getting his release from remand custody, a press release from the President’s media division said.

SLAS examination

The open competitive examination for recruitment to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) will be held on February 20, at eight examination centres.

About 34,000 candidates will be sitting the examination, Government Information Director said in a press release.

Admission cards have been posted to all candidates, the release said.

Students cautioned before blast

Jaffna special correspondent

The elders who saw a student of Colubuthurai Hindu Maha Vidyalaya fondling an object resembling a bomb cautioned the student to throw it away. The student threw the object and it exploded killing two students on the spot and injuring eight others.

This happened at Colombagam about four miles from Jaffna town. Some labourers had cleaned a compound covered with bush and recovered a mysterious object.

They have placed that object at the foot of a tamarind tree and gone away. It exploded killing two students on the spot and injuring eight others severely. They were admitted to Jaffna Teaching hospital.

Applications for displaced voters extended

Chamikara WEERASINGHE

Accepting of applications of those voters who are unable to cast their votes in the area within which their polling stations are situated, due to conditions prevailing in the area , has been extended until February 26.

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka has said in a press communique that applications are now called from those who are unable to vote at their designated polling stations, to take necessary steps to allow them to cast their votes at different polling stations.

An applicant should get the approval of the Grama Niladhari. They are also required to mention their National Identity Card (NIC) numbers on their applications. The applications that are devoid of Grama Niladhari’s approval will not be processed.

AGM

The Civil Defence and Community Development Association will hold its second Annual General Meeting and a ceremony of saluting war heroes on Thursday, February 18 at the Jayasinghe Road, Kirulapone, Colombo 6 at 3.30 p.m.

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The Annual General Meeting of the Thurstan College OBU will be held on February 20 at 4 p.m. at the College Hall.

The Annual Thurstan College Stagnite will be held on February 20 at the Women’s International Hall Colombo from 8 p.m. onwards organized by the Thurstan OBU.

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The Annual General Meeting of the Mahinda College OBA Colombo branch will be held at the Meteorology Department Auditorium, Bauddhaloka Mawatha Colombo 7 on February 21 at 9 a.m.

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A two day seminar on Raja Yoga meditation will be held on February 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at the Brahama Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre, 55, Peters Lane, Dehiwela. The seminar will be conducted in English medium only. All are invited by registration Limited to 30 participants.

All the programs of Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre are free of any charge. For further details please contact 011-2717572.