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Mahinda, the biography of President Mahinda Rajapaksa written in Tamil was presented to the President by its author, Thinakaran Chief Editor S Thillainathan at Temple Trees yesterday. The book is a Sarasavi Publication. Media and Information Ministry Secretary W B Ganegala and Coconut Plantation Ministry Secretary Anura Siriwardena are also in the picture. Picture by Chandana Perera

Recognition of exceptional services
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Health Services Director General Dr Ajith Mendis received special awards from Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena in recognition of the exceptional services rendered by them for the development of health services in Uva at a felicitation ceremony held at the Provincial Health Dependent auditorium in Badulla on Monday. Here Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva receiving the award from Minister Sirisena in the presence of Uva Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and other officials. Picture by Mapa Bandara, Uva Province Group Corr

Woman jewellery robber nabbed

A woman suspect who had robbed jewellery worth several lakhs of rupees from residences in the city by working as a housemaid was arrested by Sigiriya Police from a hide out in Selagama, Matale. Investigations are continuing.

Memorial opened

A memorial to perpetuate the memory of soldiers who lost their lives at Kokavil Army camp has been opened by Maj Gen Aruna Jayathilaka of the Sinha regiment.The Army camp at Kokavil was attacked by the LTTE in July 1996, killing 56 personnel and the Commanding officer.

Newborn’s body found

A body of a day’s old infant was discovered from the Gurugoda Oya near Hunugalawatte yesterday morning.

The infant was the child born to a mother (40) of Morongoda Hapuwita-Pallegama. The child birth had taken place at her home on February 19, Police said.

The mother is receiving treatment at the Kegalle Teaching Hospital. Information revealed that she had brought the child wrapped in a cloth on February 20 during noon.

Dearth of facilities

Villagers of Henyaya in Devipahala close to Kuruwita town, undergo many hardships due to lack of several basic facilities such as road, electricity as well as necessary culverts and bridges for the villages. They say that though there are 200 families in this village it stands aloof from the other village, and is very badly in need of a properly concreted road as floods submerge the road and even the bridge, during the rainy season.

Kidney urgently needed

T A Gamini residing at 357/58, Gallewatta in Raddoluwa, is diagnosed to have end stage renal failure, and have being recommended a kidney transplantation.

His blood group is ‘B’ Positive and the suitable kidney donor for him should be of blood group O or B. Donors contact 077-2356380/072-5043744 or 072-3151995.

Donations can be send to T A G Mangalasiri, Bank A/C No. 0011-00536860-101, Seylan Bank, First City office.

Corrections and Clarifications

It’s Kia Motors

With regard to our article published yesterday on “Growth in vehicle sales,” Colonial Motors PLC Managing Director Mohan Ratnayake clarifies that Colonial Motors subsidiary Kia Motors have sold Kia vehicles and Colonial Motors Group profits have increased by 376 percent in view of this. All Kia vehicles are imported to Sri Lanka by Kia Motors Lanka Ltd. Kia Motors in future will introduce hybrid vehicles not Colonial Motors as mentioned in our article.

Paduru party

Old Anandians and Nalandians will organize a Paduru party at the Organization of Professional Association (OPA), Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha, Colombo 7 on March 4 at 7.30 pm. Past cricketers of both schools will participate.

Lecture

Former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama will address Colombo West Rotary Club membership on ‘How Sri Lanka won the war outside its shores’.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 23, at 12.45 pm at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.

Retreat

The Community of the Risen Lord is conducting a ‘4 Step Retreat’ at St Peter’s College Hall on Saturday, March 5 from 1 pm to 8.30 pm and Sunday March 6, 2011 from 9 am to 6.30 pm.

Public lecture

A lecture titled ‘Village as a Text’ will be delivered by Ranjith Perera at 2 pm on March 2 at the Rural Development Training and Research Institute (close to Senanayake Junction, Borella).

His next lectures will be: April 7 – ‘Village as Power’, May 5 – ‘Village as Imagined Community’, June 2 – ‘Village as Cultural Capital’.

Seminar series

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Sri Lanka (CILT-SL) will conduct the next session in the seminar series Logistics Leaders Evenings titled ‘Strategies for Land Transport Related Infrastructure Development’, on March 3, 2011 at the Cat’s Eye Ballroom, Ceylon Continental Hotel, Colombo from 5 pm onwards. For details call the CILT-SL Secretariat on 077 758 7747.