Quick Look
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Minister GL Peiris launching the new website of Minister
Chamal Rajapaksa http://chamalrajapaksa.com in the presence
of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Medamulana yesterday.
Picture by Sudath Silva |
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Harda Shakshiye Malimawa (Compass of the conscience), a book
written by Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (NFF) leader and UPFA
candidate for the Colombo district at the forthcoming
General election Wimal Weerawansa was launched recently at
the National Youth Theatre, Maharagama. Here the first copy
of the book being presented to Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara by
the author (right: a section of the gathering. Picture by
Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama Special Corr. |
Buddhist talk
Ven. Welimada Jinalankara Thera will deliver a public Buddhist talk
in English on “Mindful Practice” at a meeting of the Servants of Buddha
Society on April 3 at 4.30 p.m. at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road,
Bambalapitiya.
Talk
Expatriate Lankan Writer in Thamil V. Jeevakumaran of Denmark will
talk about his base in an uprooted life abroad today at the Kolumbu
Thamia Sangam at 7,57th Lane, Wellawatta. Physician, Writer and Literary
Magazine Editor, S. Gnanasekeran will chair.
This is in the series “Arivoar Ontru Koodal” Meeting of the
intelligentia organized by the CTS.
Cyclist dies in crash
A. A. L. Dias Matale district group corr.
A cyclist died when the cycle he was riding, collided with a van near
Puwakpitiya junction on Galewela-Dambulla main road on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Chandana Kumara, 31, a resident of
Galewela.
Galewela police are investigating.
Man knocked down
Matale district group corr
A 55 year old person who was walking along the Dambulla-Matale main
road was knocked down by a vehicle near the Lenadora junction. He
succumbed to the injuries after admission to the Dambulla base hospital.
The deceased was B. L. W. Ranatunga a resident in the Lenadora area.
Accelerated development program
Bandula Gunasekara and T. K. Ariyadasa Malimbada
group corr.
An accelerated development program benefiting 50,000 lower income
generating families in Galle, Matara, Hambantota and Moneragala
districts will be implemented, says Southern Development Authority (SDA)
Chairman and Director General Ranjith Gunasekera. It will cover 600
projects and will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 200 million. |
