Haj in Jaffna

The Haj festival was celebrated by the Muslims in Jaffna in the mosques with devotion. This festival has been celebrated after 30 years in Jaffna. Special prayers were held in mosques attended by a good number of Muslims who are resettled in Jaffna. This is a unique occasion for all of us to meet and pray together for the redemption of our community, said those who came to pray.

OPD opened till 8 pm

The Out Patients Department (OPD) of Jaffna Teaching Hospital is functioning from 7 am to 8 pm, said Jaffna Teaching hospital Director Dr Bavani. This arrangement is followed in accordance with the instructions of the President and Health Ministry directive.

Fraudsters rounded up

Four persons who duped parents of those in detention camps have been rounded up by the Kilinochchi police and produced in Kilinochchi court.

The four men had promised to get the release of those in detention posing as Army Majors. They had obtained Rs 10,000 each from several persons and assured the release of those in detention. The Kilinochchi Magistrate ordered to remand all of them for two weeks.

Symposium and exhibition

With the view to encourage investment by industrialists in Jaffna an exhibition of industrial machineries was opened by Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda at Veerasingham hall in Jaffna.

Cottage Industries Development President Uthayasri said the objective of the exhibition was to help Small scale cottage industries in Jaffna.

He said the Atchuvely Industrial centre will be restarted. Permission for this has been given by the cabinet and Rs 174.6 million has been received as foreign aid. The Government has allocated 25 million for the re-starting of Atchuvely Industrial centre.

Industrial machines from the North and South were exhibited at the exhibition. A symposium on cottage and small scale industries was also held.